Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 17.9% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$5.48
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$3.43
€3.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$6.10
€5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$570.08
€528.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$445.50
€413.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$213.35
€197.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$102.88
€95.45
|
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