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Skopje vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 1.0% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$7.63 MKD404.52	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.67 MKD353.95	-14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$1.99 MKD105.51	+99.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$1.35 MKD71.35	+154.4%
Average			+53.0%

Yerevan vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$0.81 MKD43.01	-2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$4.69 MKD248.97	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$5.03 MKD266.57	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$2.25 MKD119.26	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$3.60 MKD190.77	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$0.51 MKD27.20	-15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.65 MKD34.49	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$0.66 MKD35.22	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$0.98 MKD52.08	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.39 MKD20.92	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.43 MKD22.57	+21.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$5.90 MKD312.73	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	+21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$5.53 MKD293.27	+19.7%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Yerevan	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	+27.5%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	-30.9%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$2.86 MKD151.69	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$2.22 MKD117.97	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$3.24 MKD171.92	+24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$6.67 MKD353.95	+2.3%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	-15.0%
Average			-23.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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