Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 98.8% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD245.42
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD322.56
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.57
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.10
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.18
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD219.51
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.37
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.14
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.48
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD71.88
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD28.92
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.55
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.63
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.77
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.38
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD145.58
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,168.49
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD880,137.50
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD809.73
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,092.22
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,180.70
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,859.06
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,435.23
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,218.89
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,396.22
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.41
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.32
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD212.76
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD444.52
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.03
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,277.81
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,001.30
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,655.01
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,892.42
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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