Cost of living comparison

Skopje, Macedonia

compared to

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 69.8% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 66.2% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 93.2% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Ljubljana

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Skopje. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD356.46	$15.00 €13.80	+139.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD297.22	$8.57 €7.88	+64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD100.22	$2.91 €2.67	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD70.14	$1.91 €1.76	+55.2%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 66.2% more for groceries

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.16	$1.85 €1.70	+176.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD225.16	$6.52 €6.00	+64.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD254.86	$5.13 €4.72	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD120.35	$3.48 €3.20	+64.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD209.71	$4.94 €4.55	+34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.49	$0.87 €0.80	+95.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.22	$0.77 €0.71	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD32.40	$0.94 €0.86	+64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD44.56	$1.49 €1.37	+90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.91	$0.53 €0.48	+43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.72	$0.66 €0.61	+47.1%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD307.69	$6.03 €5.54	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	$39.66 €36.46	+51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	$27,865.84 €25,622.59	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD336.85	$11.49 €10.56	+94.2%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	$33.52 €30.82	+81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	$942.82 €866.92	+167.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	$774.26 €711.93	+196.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	$192.52 €177.02	+79.4%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 93.2% more for childcare

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	$485.78 €446.67	+67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	$8,574.10 €7,883.87	+119.4%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD118.89	$3.22 €2.96	+54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD111.61	$2.32 €2.13	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD158.52	$5.36 €4.93	+92.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	$46.17 €42.45	+31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD346.75	$8.57 €7.88	+40.8%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Skopje	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	$88.79 €81.64	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	$42.55 €39.13	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	$103.31 €94.99	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	$127.18 €116.94	+34.0%
Average			+32.6%

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