Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 29.0% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$7.14
MKD412.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.46
MKD257.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.52
MKD87.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.13
MKD65.47
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.85
MKD49.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.78
MKD218.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.09
MKD293.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.20
MKD126.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.35
MKD193.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.39
MKD22.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.61
MKD35.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.51
MKD29.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.86
MKD49.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.35
MKD19.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.34
MKD19.67
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$6.32
MKD364.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.77
MKD1,545.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,545,716.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$5.89
MKD340.06
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$19.12
MKD1,104.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$315.10
MKD18,195.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$226.89
MKD13,101.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$108.91
MKD6,288.97
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$262.21
MKD15,140.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$4,291.68
MKD247,816.07
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.14
MKD123.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.73
MKD99.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.68
MKD154.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$30.30
MKD1,749.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.35
MKD309.14
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Port Vila
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$67.51
MKD3,898.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$37.20
MKD2,148.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$77.72
MKD4,487.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$91.01
MKD5,255.49
|
|
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