Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.0 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD338.31
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD302.97
|
$10.88
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD92.31
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD71.20
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.53
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD224.08
|
$4.26
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD266.61
|
$4.79
€4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.99
|
$3.21
€2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD207.34
|
$5.77
€5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.95
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.26
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.69
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.39
|
$1.94
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.19
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.32
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD312.76
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,464.33
|
$72.49
€67.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,817,792.68
|
$35,098.36
€32,748.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD343.36
|
$18.01
€16.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,161.37
|
$20.67
€19.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,226.32
|
$1,109.17
€1,034.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,735.20
|
$885.72
€826.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,076.09
|
$90.90
€84.81
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,263.11
|
$336.03
€313.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD246,110.94
|
$10,589.37
€9,880.45
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD121.19
|
$8.71
€8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD110.16
|
$4.86
€4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD161.58
|
$11.10
€10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,019.77
|
$45.44
€42.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD353.46
|
$18.50
€17.27
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,902.44
|
$90.44
€84.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,085.63
|
$32.73
€30.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,579.44
|
$79.18
€73.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,215.69
|
$103.43
€96.50
|
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