Cost of living comparison

Colombo, Sri Lanka

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 2.6 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 93.4% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 8.4 times more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 82.4% more in Skopje

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Skopje are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Colombo	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR1,006.42	$6.26 MKD356.46	+84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,214.13	$5.22 MKD297.22	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR218.90	$1.76 MKD100.22	+138.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR115.74	$1.23 MKD70.14	+215.2%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Colombo	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR168.71	$0.67 MKD38.16	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 LKR2,054.24	$3.95 MKD225.16	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 LKR1,936.86	$4.48 MKD254.86	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR656.76	$2.11 MKD120.35	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR705.15	$3.68 MKD209.71	+54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR970.38	$0.45 MKD25.49	-86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR151.12	$0.58 MKD33.22	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR783.49	$0.57 MKD32.40	-78.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR156.84	$0.78 MKD44.56	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR150.58	$0.37 MKD20.91	-27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR161.61	$0.45 MKD25.72	-17.2%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 93.4% more for transportation

	Colombo	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,432.20	$5.40 MKD307.69	+11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 LKR2,012.84	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	+284.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,456,719.10	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.13 LKR925.91	$5.92 MKD336.85	+89.2%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Colombo	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,857.18	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.60 LKR88,145.75	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.09 LKR53,340.24	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	+44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.85 LKR12,986.96	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	+144.7%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,470.71	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	+917.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR173,859.31	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	+565.8%
Average			+741.5%

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 LKR603.85	$2.09 MKD118.89	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 LKR767.31	$1.96 MKD111.61	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.34 LKR2,767.66	$2.78 MKD158.52	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.89 LKR4,112.78	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	+152.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.40 LKR1,006.42	$6.09 MKD346.75	+79.2%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 82.4% more for clothing

	Colombo	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.69 LKR8,794.11	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	+101.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,608.83	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	+56.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.77 LKR20,369.10	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.51 LKR11,109.34	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	+153.0%
Average			+82.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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