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Skopje vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 4.4% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% less in Skopje
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 45.0% more in Skopje

The cost of clothing and transportation in Skopje are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.6% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$7.63 MKD403.59	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$6.67 MKD353.14	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.99 MKD105.27	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.35 MKD71.18	+15.6%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Santiago	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$0.81 MKD42.91	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$4.69 MKD248.40	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$5.03 MKD265.96	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.25 MKD118.98	-44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$3.60 MKD190.33	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.51 MKD27.14	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.65 MKD34.41	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.66 MKD35.14	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.98 MKD51.96	+16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.39 MKD20.87	-50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.43 MKD22.52	-42.8%
Average			-20.3%

Santiago vs. Skopje - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Santiago	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$5.90 MKD312.01	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$28.60 MKD1,513.45	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$34,316.17 MKD1,816,136.43	+78.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$5.53 MKD292.60	-57.0%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Santiago	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$19.14 MKD1,012.75	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$433.93 MKD22,965.21	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$319.07 MKD16,886.15	-24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$122.18 MKD6,466.27	+13.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Santiago	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$322.60 MKD17,072.93	-25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$4,902.78 MKD259,472.64	-45.1%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$2.86 MKD151.34	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$2.22 MKD117.70	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$3.24 MKD171.52	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$38.77 MKD2,051.85	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$6.67 MKD353.14	+5.9%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 45.0% more for clothing

	Santiago	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$86.11 MKD4,557.16	+60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$41.03 MKD2,171.20	+33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$105.63 MKD5,590.14	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$116.10 MKD6,144.62	+43.1%
Average			+45.0%

Santiago vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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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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