Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 48.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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