Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 2.6% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
|
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