Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Macedonia

Skopje vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 1.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Skopje

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Skopje are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 3.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$9.58 MKD525.47	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$6.45 MKD353.80	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.83 MKD100.43	+129.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$1.34 MKD73.75	+135.9%
Average			+3.5%

Kiev vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$0.77 MKD42.21	-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$3.98 MKD218.01	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$4.76 MKD261.02	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$2.46 MKD134.98	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$3.35 MKD183.84	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$0.66 MKD36.01	+18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.64 MKD35.19	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.61 MKD33.45	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.87 MKD47.64	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.39 MKD21.34	+37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.37 MKD20.09	+72.6%
Average			+2.9%

Kiev vs. Skopje - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Kiev	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$6.00 MKD328.99	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	+144.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$5.82 MKD318.92	+0.4%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Kiev	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+187.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+56.1%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	-13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-62.3%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$2.73 MKD149.49	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$2.09 MKD114.88	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$3.45 MKD189.36
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$7.27 MKD398.65	+30.5%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Kiev	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	-6.1%
Average			+1.1%

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