Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.5% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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