Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 20.6% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
|
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