Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.8 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
$129.96
€119.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
$50.46
€46.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
$100.46
€92.38
|
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