Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 24.7% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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