Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Macedonia

Skopje vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 14.4% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 6.2% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 59.2% more in Skopje

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Skopje are more expensive than in Ubud. Expenses including groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Skopje. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Ubud	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$9.58 MKD525.47	+243.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$6.45 MKD353.80	+109.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$1.83 MKD100.43	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$1.34 MKD73.75	+226.3%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Ubud	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$0.77 MKD42.21	-58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$3.98 MKD218.01	-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$4.76 MKD261.02	-13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$2.46 MKD134.98	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$3.35 MKD183.84	+98.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$0.66 MKD36.01	-57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.64 MKD35.19	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$0.61 MKD33.45	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$0.87 MKD47.64	+54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.39 MKD21.34	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.37 MKD20.09	-61.9%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Ubud	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$6.00 MKD328.99	+117.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.26 MKD1,494.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$5.82 MKD318.92	+85.3%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Ubud	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+91.5%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

	Ubud	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	-19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$5,681.18 MKD312K	+9.1%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.73 MKD149.49	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$2.09 MKD114.88	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$3.45 MKD189.36	+62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$7.27 MKD398.65	+100.2%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

	Ubud	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+93.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	+50.0%
Average			+59.2%

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