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Mexico City vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 32.9% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 63.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 77.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD399.58	$10.86 MX$195.57	+42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD349.64	$8.82 MX$158.90	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD104.23	$1.73 MX$31.20	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD70.48	$1.30 MX$23.49	-3.0%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Skopje	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD42.48	$2.63 MX$47.29	+223.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD245.93	$5.04 MX$90.79	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD263.32	$6.54 MX$117.78	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD117.80	$2.61 MX$46.96	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD188.44	$3.80 MX$68.54	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD26.87	$1.37 MX$24.66	+167.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.07	$0.80 MX$14.41	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD34.79	$0.97 MX$17.53	+46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD51.44	$0.91 MX$16.32	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.66	$0.96 MX$17.27	+143.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.29	$0.99 MX$17.91	+133.7%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Skopje	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD308.92	$5.14 MX$92.54	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,498.44	$19.54 MX$352.03	-31.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,798,126.06	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD289.70	$4.42 MX$79.70	-20.0%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 63.3% more for housing

	Skopje	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,002.71	$30.93 MX$557.23	+61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD22,737.47	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,718.69	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+112.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,402.15	$37.36 MX$673.03	-69.4%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 77.8% more for childcare

	Skopje	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD16,903.62	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD256,899.49	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+122.3%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD149.84	$3.26 MX$58.67	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD116.53	$3.81 MX$68.70	+71.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD169.82	$4.34 MX$78.23	+34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,031.50	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD349.64	$6.51 MX$117.34	-2.4%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Skopje	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,511.96	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,149.66	$48.08 MX$866.05	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,534.71	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,083.68	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	-4.5%
Average			-4.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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