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Skopje vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 13.9% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Skopje
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Skopje
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Skopje

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Poland	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN36.55	$7.63 MKD398.70	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.17	$6.67 MKD348.86	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.16	$1.99 MKD104.00	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.89	$1.35 MKD70.32	-18.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Poland	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.67	$0.81 MKD42.39	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.34	$4.69 MKD245.39	+2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.23	$5.03 MKD262.74	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.73	$2.25 MKD117.54	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.57	$3.60 MKD188.03	+21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$0.51 MKD26.81	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.70	$0.65 MKD34.00	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.66 MKD34.72	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.57	$0.98 MKD51.33	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.48	$0.39 MKD20.62	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.82	$0.43 MKD22.24	-16.4%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Poland	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.31	$5.90 MKD308.24	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN116.93	$28.60 MKD1,495.13	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN119,955.63	$34,316.17 MKD1,794,156.50	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN31.81	$5.53 MKD289.06	-37.8%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Poland	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN58.41	$19.14 MKD1,000.49	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,362.35	$433.93 MKD22,687.27	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,935.24	$319.07 MKD16,681.79	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN782.09	$122.18 MKD6,388.02	-44.1%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Poland	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,332.04	$322.60 MKD16,866.30	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN26,901.19	$4,902.78 MKD256,332.36	-34.8%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.50	$2.86 MKD149.51	-18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.39	$2.22 MKD116.27	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.73	$3.24 MKD169.45	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN132.43	$38.77 MKD2,027.02	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.46	$6.67 MKD348.86	-9.7%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Poland	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN314.03	$86.11 MKD4,502.00	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN135.42	$41.03 MKD2,144.92	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN318.33	$105.63 MKD5,522.49	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN353.57	$116.10 MKD6,070.25	+17.5%
Average			+10.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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