Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 28.8% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.39
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.89
|
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.78
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.87
|
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€763.90
|
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.07
|
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.58
|
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.51
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.04
|
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
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