Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 74.4% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 64.9% more for housing
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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