Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 29.8% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.9% more in Skopje
- Groceries
-
pay 31.9% less in Skopje
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% less in Skopje
- Housing
-
pay 42.8% less in Skopje
- Childcare
-
pay 50.4% less in Skopje
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.4% less in Skopje
- Clothing
-
pay 17.5% less in Skopje
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Skopje.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Athens, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$6.26
MKD329.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
$5.22
MKD274.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.76
|
$1.76
MKD92.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$1.23
MKD64.87
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
$0.67
MKD35.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.64
|
$3.95
MKD208.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.38
|
$4.48
MKD235.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
$2.11
MKD111.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$3.68
MKD193.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.45
MKD23.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.77
|
$0.58
MKD30.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.57
MKD29.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.78
MKD41.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.37
MKD19.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.45
MKD23.79
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.53
|
$5.40
MKD284.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.67
|
$26.10
MKD1,374.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,993.93
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,649,317.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.00
|
$5.92
MKD311.54
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.85
|
$18.44
MKD971.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€542.97
|
$353.00
MKD18,590.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€476.78
|
$260.84
MKD13,737.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€131.24
|
$107.30
MKD5,651.20
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€396.27
|
$290.93
MKD15,321.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,172.92
|
$3,908.39
MKD205,835.21
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$2.09
MKD109.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.17
|
$1.96
MKD103.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.17
|
$2.78
MKD146.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€42.23
|
$35.08
MKD1,847.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.25
|
$6.09
MKD320.70
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.67
|
$59.70
MKD3,144.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.79
|
$34.80
MKD1,832.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€80.21
|
$82.25
MKD4,331.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€98.71
|
$94.90
MKD4,997.93
|
|
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