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St. George's vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 4.5% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.6% less in St. George's
Housing: pay 50.0% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in St. George's are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Skopje	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD403.59	$7.40 EC$20.00	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD353.14	$8.33 EC$22.50	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD105.27	$1.85 EC$5.00	-7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD71.18	$1.57 EC$4.25	+16.9%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Skopje	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD42.91	$1.69 EC$4.57	+108.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD248.40	$5.00 EC$13.52	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD265.96	$14.71 EC$39.75	+192.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD118.98	$4.07 EC$11.00	+81.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD190.33	$2.60 EC$7.04	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD27.14	$1.20 EC$3.25	+134.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.41	$0.84 EC$2.27	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD35.14	$0.79 EC$2.13	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD51.96	$1.34 EC$3.63	+37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.87	$0.71 EC$1.91	+79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.52	$0.71 EC$1.91	+65.9%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 3.6% less for transportation

	Skopje	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD312.01	$5.12 EC$13.85	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,513.45	$37.00 EC$100.00	+29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,816,136.43	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD292.60	??
Average			-3.6%

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pay 50.0% more for housing

	Skopje	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,012.75	$46.87 EC$126.67	+144.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD22,965.21	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,886.15	$289.85 EC$783.33	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,466.27	$159.51 EC$431.09	+30.6%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Skopje	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD17,072.93	$55.50 EC$150.00	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD259,472.64	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-52.5%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD151.34	$2.04 EC$5.50	-28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD117.70	$4.44 EC$12.00	+99.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD171.52	$1.85 EC$5.00	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,051.85	$37.00 EC$100.00	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD353.14	$11.10 EC$30.00	+66.4%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Skopje	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,557.16	$25.90 EC$70.00	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,171.20	$44.40 EC$120.00	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,590.14	$42.55 EC$115.00	-59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,144.62	$75.85 EC$205.00	-34.7%
Average			-39.0%

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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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