Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.0 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD338.50
|
$16.33
€15.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD303.14
|
$10.88
€10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD92.36
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD71.24
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.55
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD224.21
|
$4.26
€3.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD266.76
|
$4.79
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD123.06
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD207.46
|
$5.77
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.96
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.28
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.71
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.41
|
$1.94
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.20
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.33
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD312.93
|
$7.86
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,465.16
|
$72.49
€67.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,818,824.77
|
$35,098.36
€32,825.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD343.56
|
$18.01
€16.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,162.03
|
$20.67
€19.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,237.81
|
$1,109.17
€1,037.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,743.56
|
$885.72
€828.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,079.54
|
$90.90
€85.01
|
|
pay 82.9% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,272.34
|
$336.03
€314.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD246,250.68
|
$10,589.37
€9,903.55
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD121.25
|
$8.71
€8.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD110.22
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD161.67
|
$11.10
€10.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,020.92
|
$45.44
€42.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD353.66
|
$18.50
€17.31
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,904.66
|
$90.44
€84.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,086.82
|
$32.73
€30.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,582.04
|
$79.18
€74.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,218.65
|
$103.43
€96.73
|
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