Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.4% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
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