Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 59.5% more expensive than P'yongyang.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.5% less in Skopje
- Groceries
-
pay 18.0% less in Skopje
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Skopje
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.4% less in Skopje
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Skopje. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Skopje.
If you lived in Skopje instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.26
MKD356.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.22
MKD297.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
KPW1,929
|
$1.76
MKD100.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.23
MKD70.14
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
KPW1,983
|
$0.67
MKD38.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
MKD225.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KPW3,058
|
$4.48
MKD254.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
KPW2,267
|
$2.11
MKD120.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.68
MKD209.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
MKD25.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
MKD33.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
MKD32.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
MKD44.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
MKD20.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
MKD25.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.40
MKD307.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.10
MKD1,486.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,317.20
MKD1,783,297.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.92
MKD336.85
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.44
MKD1,050.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$353.00
MKD20,100.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.74
KPW77,167
|
$260.84
MKD14,853.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.30
MKD6,110.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$290.93
MKD16,566.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,908.39
MKD222,555.97
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.86
KPW11,575
|
$2.09
MKD118.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.07
KPW965
|
$1.96
MKD111.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.78
MKD158.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.08
MKD1,997.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.09
MKD346.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.70
MKD3,399.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.80
MKD1,981.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.25
MKD4,683.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.90
MKD5,403.93
|
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