Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 11.3% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Chisinau

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Chisinau are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.37	$11.22 MDL200.58	+17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.41	$8.70 MDL155.45	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.60	$1.21 MDL21.60	-34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.88	$0.89 MDL15.92	-33.8%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Skopje	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$0.71 MDL12.71	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.39	$4.89 MDL87.39	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.47	$4.73 MDL84.61	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.22	$2.79 MDL49.81	+13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.16	$2.36 MDL42.13	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$0.44 MDL7.83	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$0.87 MDL15.60	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.51	$0.94 MDL16.79	+53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.72	$1.01 MDL17.97	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.37	$0.31 MDL5.58	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$0.25 MDL4.40	-32.9%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Skopje	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.56	$6.44 MDL115.06	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	$13.52 MDL241.70	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.47	$4.94 MDL88.26	-15.1%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Skopje	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	$10.59 MDL189.39	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+55.5%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Skopje	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$5,841.67 MDL104K	+2.8%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.75	$2.24 MDL40.12	-17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.08	$2.16 MDL38.67	+3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.68	$3.42 MDL61.18	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	$41.67 MDL745.01	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.34	$8.41 MDL150.43	+15.7%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Skopje	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	$47.07 MDL841.43	+27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+2.6%
Average			+8.6%

Skopje vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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