Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 21.5% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
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