Cost of living comparison

Skopje, Macedonia

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 48.4% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 89.3% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 98.8% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 98.4% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Skopje	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD339.38	$10.00 SVC87.45	+59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD282.97	$7.00 SVC61.22	+34.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD95.41	$1.09 SVC9.51	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD66.78	$0.91 SVC7.98	-25.9%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

	Skopje	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD36.33	$2.12 SVC18.54	+216.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD214.37	$3.24 SVC28.30	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD242.65	$7.39 SVC64.59	+65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD114.58	$3.04 SVC26.55	+43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD199.66	$2.78 SVC24.28	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD24.27	$1.44 SVC12.62	+222.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD31.63	$0.77 SVC6.72	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD30.85	$1.17 SVC10.19	+104.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD42.42	$1.22 SVC10.63	+55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD19.90	$0.99 SVC8.69	+170.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD24.49	$0.98 SVC8.53	+115.9%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 98.8% more for transportation

	Skopje	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD292.95	$3.97 SVC34.74	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,414.85	$20.00 SVC174.91	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,697,814.59	$25,000.00 SVC218,631.30	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD320.70	$33.43 SVC292.33	+465.1%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 98.4% more for housing

	Skopje	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD999.91	$42.14 SVC368.55	+128.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD19,137.10	$858.33 SVC7,506.34	+143.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,141.30	$641.67 SVC5,611.54	+146.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD5,817.37	$81.52 SVC712.91	-24.0%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Skopje	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD15,772.31	$160.29 SVC1,401.74	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD211,887.67	$5,740.67 SVC50,203.58	+46.9%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD113.19	$2.00 SVC17.49	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD106.26	$3.24 SVC28.32	+65.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD150.92	$4.00 SVC34.98	+43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,901.55	$30.67 SVC268.19	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD330.13	$5.50 SVC48.10	-9.7%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Skopje	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,236.69	$72.14 SVC630.91	+20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,886.46	$47.86 SVC418.52	+37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,458.91	$112.14 SVC980.72	+36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,144.89	$108.33 SVC947.40	+14.2%
Average			+27.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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