Cost of living comparison

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Tivat vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 39.6% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants
pay 32.9% more in Tivat
Groceries
pay 22.7% more in Tivat
Transportation
pay 12.9% more in Tivat
Housing
pay 93.8% more in Tivat
Childcare
pay 20.6% more in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.1% more in Tivat
Clothing
pay 0.2% less in Tivat

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Tivat are more expensive than in Skopje. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tivat.

Tivat vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tivat instead of Skopje, you would:

pay 32.9% more for restaurants

 
Skopje
Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.58
MKD525.47
$11.20
€9.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.45
MKD353.80
$10.64
€9.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
MKD100.43
$2.55
€2.27

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

 
Skopje
Tivat
Bread
1 loaf
$0.77
MKD42.21
$1.06
€0.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
MKD218.01
$4.34
€3.86
Milk (1 gallon) $4.76
MKD261.02
$4.90
€4.36

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

 
Skopje
Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.00
MKD328.99
$6.62
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass $27.26
MKD1,494.95
$39.19
€34.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,440.15
MKD2M
$29,113.12
€25,911.73

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pay 93.8% more for housing

 
Skopje
Tivat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.00
MKD1,041.93
$33.59
€29.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $418.20
MKD22,932.64
$884.37
€787.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $324.42
MKD17,790.03
$802.01
€713.82

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

 
Skopje
Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $355.23
MKD19,479.61
$401.24
€357.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,681.18
MKD312K
$7,315.61
€6,511.15

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Skopje
Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MKD149.49
$3.08
€2.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.09
MKD114.88
$2.17
€1.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
MKD189.36
$4.37
€3.89

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

 
Skopje
Tivat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.15
MKD4,614.40
$87.34
€77.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.88
MKD2,022.17
$39.19
€34.88
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.78
MKD5,581.14
$97.42
€86.70

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