Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 56.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Skopje instead of London, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.52
|
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.96
|
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.61
|
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.67
|
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.90
|
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.31
|
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.14
|
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.15
|
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.36
|
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.57
|
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£195.23
|
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.60
|
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
|
pay 85.4% less for childcare
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.34
|
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.53
|
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.62
|
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
London
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£95.44
|
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
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