Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 22.8% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Baku, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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