Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.9 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Bern instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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