Cost of living comparison
Manila is 26.8% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Manila instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 97.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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