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
SRD246.18
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD323.57
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD45.71
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.16
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD43.32
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD220.19
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD194.98
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD115.50
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD82.74
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD72.10
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.01
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD41.68
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD65.84
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.83
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD26.47
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD146.03
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,178.39
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD882,887.50
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD812.26
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,095.64
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,237.51
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD6,880.49
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,439.72
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,225.82
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,438.07
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD70.63
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD79.57
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD213.43
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD445.91
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD176.58
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,281.80
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,004.43
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,663.30
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD3,904.58
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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