Cost of living comparison
Manila is 24.5% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Manila instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 91.2% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
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