Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 30.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
|
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