Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 37.1% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.04
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.74
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,939.35
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.88
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.35
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.05
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€576.57
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.66
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€461.56
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,206.52
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.74
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.81
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.10
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.33
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.39
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
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