Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 15.4% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
|
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