Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 26.6% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Macao, you would:
pay 49.7% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Macao
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
|
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