Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 78.5% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 92.2% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
|
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