Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 2.9% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 40.7% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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