Cost of living comparison

 Skopje, Macedonia
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 90.0% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants
pay 0.2% more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 3.3 times more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 19.2% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 70.8% more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 60.1% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 17.5% more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.2% more for restaurants

 
Skopje
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.26
MKD330.94
$7.88
₩10,960
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.22
MKD275.94
$6.09
₩8,469
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
MKD93.04
$1.59
₩2,207

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

 
Skopje
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$0.67
MKD35.43
$3.10
₩4,306
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
MKD209.04
$6.52
₩9,076
Milk (1 gallon) $4.48
MKD236.62
$8.06
₩11,211

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

 
Skopje
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.40
MKD285.67
$4.59
₩6,383
Monthly public transit pass $26.10
MKD1,379.69
$44.40
₩61,776
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,317.20
MKD1,655,626.91
$27,023.07
₩37,594,489

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pay 70.8% more for housing

 
Skopje
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.44
MKD975.06
$22.27
₩30,987
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.00
MKD18,661.57
$883.18
₩1,228,679
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $260.84
MKD13,789.91
$490.54
₩682,438

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Skopje
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $290.93
MKD15,380.39
$385.48
₩536,280
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,908.39
MKD206,622.64
$20,782.92
₩28,913,194

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Skopje
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.09
MKD110.38
$3.58
₩4,982
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
MKD103.62
$3.60
₩5,011
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.78
MKD147.17
$3.22
₩4,484

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

 
Skopje
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.70
MKD3,156.26
$59.13
₩82,258
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.80
MKD1,839.59
$46.64
₩64,892
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.25
MKD4,348.11
$86.69
₩120,608

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