Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 11.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Skopje instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
|
pay 81.5% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
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