Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 46.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
|
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