Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 9.1% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Skopje instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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