Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 23.9% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.47
|
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.23
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.01
|
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.72
|
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.63
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn34.99
|
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.77
|
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.53
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.80
|
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.81
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.96
|
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.72
|
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.27
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.79
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.69
|
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.78
|
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn370.29
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn195,611.43
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.59
|
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn184.84
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,467.04
|
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,463.89
|
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,160.02
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,112.72
|
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,502.28
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.55
|
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.29
|
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn35.94
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn338.02
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.48
|
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn641.48
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn273.70
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn653.81
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn799.52
|
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
|
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