Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.1 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
$2.90
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
$5.11
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$4.93
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
$93.45
€87.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
$22.98
€21.46
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
$999.06
€933.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
$210.36
€196.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
$41.73
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
$118.23
€110.44
|
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