Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 12.7% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
|
pay 98.8% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
|
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