Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.8 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$5.13
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$4.73
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$7.90
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$131.93
€122.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$4.11
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$50.27
€46.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$106.59
€98.98
|
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