Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 20.0% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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