Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 7.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Lima, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$5.89
MKD326.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$5.27
MKD292.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.61
MKD89.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.24
MKD68.76
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.65
MKD36.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$3.90
MKD216.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$4.64
MKD257.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.14
MKD118.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.61
MKD200.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.42
MKD23.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.61
MKD34.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.53
MKD29.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.81
MKD44.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.39
MKD21.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.44
MKD24.45
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$5.44
MKD302.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$25.49
MKD1,414.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,755,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$5.98
MKD331.60
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$20.21
MKD1,121.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$352.02
MKD19,533.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$256.45
MKD14,230.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$105.75
MKD5,867.93
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$283.04
MKD15,705.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$4,283.33
MKD237,679.25
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$2.11
MKD117.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$1.92
MKD106.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$2.81
MKD156.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$35.15
MKD1,950.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$6.15
MKD341.35
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$67.92
MKD3,768.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$36.30
MKD2,014.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$79.70
MKD4,422.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$90.77
MKD5,037.01
|
|
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