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Victoria vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 85.7% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 93.6% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 8.2% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD403.59	$15.17 SCR205.08	+98.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD353.14	$11.80 SCR159.51	+76.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD105.27	$2.27 SCR30.73	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD71.18	$2.67 SCR36.10	+98.5%
Average			+72.1%

Skopje vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.6% more for groceries

	Skopje	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD42.91	$1.63 SCR22.07	+101.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD248.40	$16.42 SCR222.01	+249.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD265.96	$6.80 SCR92.01	+35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD118.98	$3.77 SCR51.04	+67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD190.33	$2.64 SCR35.66	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD27.14	$0.96 SCR12.92	+86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.41	$1.30 SCR17.57	+99.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD35.14	$1.02 SCR13.78	+53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD51.96	$2.67 SCR36.04	+171.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.87	$0.83 SCR11.16	+109.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.52	$0.77 SCR10.46	+81.7%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Skopje	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD312.01	$5.31 SCR71.79	-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,513.45	$24.27 SCR328.13	-15.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,816,136.43	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD292.60	$22.92 SCR309.90	+314.5%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Skopje	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,012.75	$137.06 SCR1,853.34	+616.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD22,965.21	$907.20 SCR12,267.66	+109.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,886.15	$752.68 SCR10,178.18	+135.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,466.27	$103.71 SCR1,402.36	-15.1%
Average			+211.5%

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pay 8.2% more for childcare

	Skopje	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD17,072.93	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD259,472.64	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	+69.4%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD151.34	$3.87 SCR52.34	+35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD117.70	$4.62 SCR62.41	+107.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD171.52	$22.69 SCR306.78	+600.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,051.85	$93.08 SCR1,258.65	+140.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD353.14	$6.74 SCR91.15	+1.0%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Skopje	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,557.16	$59.55 SCR805.21	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,171.20	$25.78 SCR348.64	-37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,590.14	$84.50 SCR1,142.72	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,144.62	$82.90 SCR1,120.95	-28.6%
Average			-29.2%

Skopje vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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