Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 11.7% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
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