Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 42.4% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 58.6% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
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