Cost of living comparison
Lima is 16.3% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Lima instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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