Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 15.5% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 36.9% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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