Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 69.8% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
|
pay 73.9% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
|
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