Cost of living comparison
Athens is 62.3% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Athens instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$6.55
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$7.06
€6.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$11.43
€10.62
|
|
pay 92.2% more for housing
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$553.55
€514.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$521.82
€484.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$488.12
€453.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
|
pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$45.80
€42.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$111.33
€103.39
|
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