Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 25.6% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
|
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