Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 7.3% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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