Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 29.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Riga, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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