Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 29.2% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$7.14
MKD412.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$4.46
MKD257.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.52
MKD87.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.13
MKD65.47
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$0.85
MKD49.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$3.78
MKD218.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$5.09
MKD293.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$2.20
MKD126.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$3.35
MKD193.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.39
MKD22.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.61
MKD35.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.51
MKD29.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.86
MKD49.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.35
MKD19.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.34
MKD19.67
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$6.32
MKD364.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$26.77
MKD1,545.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,545,716.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.24
|
$5.89
MKD340.06
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
$19.12
MKD1,104.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€636.93
|
$315.10
MKD18,195.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.30
|
$226.89
MKD13,101.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
$108.91
MKD6,288.97
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.73
|
$262.21
MKD15,140.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
$4,291.68
MKD247,816.07
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.14
MKD123.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$1.73
MKD99.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.68
MKD154.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.65
|
$30.30
MKD1,749.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.35
MKD309.14
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
$67.51
MKD3,898.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
$37.20
MKD2,148.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
$77.72
MKD4,487.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.15
|
$91.01
MKD5,255.49
|
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