Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 30.0% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$11.74
GEL31.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$4.65
GEL12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$7.85
GEL20.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$2.56
GEL6.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$3.18
GEL8.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.79
GEL2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$5.47
GEL14.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$15.66
GEL41.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,818.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$7.83
GEL20.94
|
|
pay 88.4% more for housing
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$20.37
GEL54.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$988.93
GEL2,645.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$643.97
GEL1,722.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$53.87
GEL144.11
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$233.05
GEL623.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,055.84
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$2.84
GEL7.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$3.09
GEL8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$57.20
GEL153.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$6.65
GEL17.80
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$97.31
GEL260.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$54.30
GEL145.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$127.35
GEL340.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$160.13
GEL428.35
|
|
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