Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 76.5% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$14.37
UYU616.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$9.64
UYU413.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$1.93
UYU82.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$1.50
UYU64.42
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$2.66
UYU114.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$6.01
UYU257.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$4.25
UYU182.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$4.43
UYU190.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$4.29
UYU184.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$1.24
UYU53.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$1.01
UYU43.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$0.64
UYU27.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$1.66
UYU71.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.84
UYU35.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.82
UYU35.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$6.92
UYU296.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$47.91
UYU2,054.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$30.38
UYU1,302.78
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$578.38
UYU24,805.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$419.05
UYU17,972.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$99.70
UYU4,275.72
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$386.12
UYU16,559.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$3.42
UYU146.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$3.79
UYU162.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$5.03
UYU215.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$58.44
UYU2,506.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$10.06
UYU431.52
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$113.02
UYU4,846.92
|
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