Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 38.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
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