Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 34.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
|
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