Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 22.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
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