Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.4 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in George Town instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
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pay 6.7 times more for housing
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Skopje
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
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