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
MKD365.76
|
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
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