Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 45.7% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,783
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,507
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK439
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK304
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK502
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK1,079
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK891
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK801
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,314
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK195
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK200
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,183
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK10,428
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,906,131
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,346
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK9,720
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK274,249
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK250,913
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK7,507
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK35,080
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,504
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK738
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,704
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK9,732
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK2,056
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK15,161
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,918
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK21,127
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK27,013
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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