Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 49.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Washington, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.14
MKD404.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.46
MKD252.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.52
MKD85.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.13
MKD64.20
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.85
MKD48.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$3.78
MKD213.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.09
MKD287.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.20
MKD124.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.35
MKD189.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.39
MKD22.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.61
MKD34.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.51
MKD29.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.86
MKD48.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.35
MKD19.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$6.32
MKD357.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$26.77
MKD1,515.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,515,652.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$5.89
MKD333.44
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$19.12
MKD1,082.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$315.10
MKD17,841.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$226.89
MKD12,846.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$108.91
MKD6,166.65
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$262.21
MKD14,846.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$4,291.68
MKD242,995.97
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.14
MKD121.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$1.73
MKD97.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.68
MKD151.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$30.30
MKD1,715.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$5.35
MKD303.13
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Washington
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$67.51
MKD3,822.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$37.20
MKD2,106.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$77.72
MKD4,400.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$91.01
MKD5,153.26
|
|
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