Cost of living comparison

Skopje, Macedonia

compared to

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 2.0 times more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 83.6% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Stockholm

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

Stockholm vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.6% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD356.46	$13.86 SEK138.74	+121.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD297.22	$10.16 SEK101.74	+94.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD100.22	$2.56 SEK25.68	+45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD70.14	$2.13 SEK21.32	+72.8%
Average			+83.6%

Skopje vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Skopje	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.16	$2.66 SEK26.59	+296.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD225.16	$5.29 SEK52.98	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD254.86	$5.43 SEK54.41	+21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD120.35	$3.82 SEK38.29	+80.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD209.71	$5.15 SEK51.52	+39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.49	$1.38 SEK13.87	+209.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.22	$1.10 SEK10.99	+88.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD32.40	$1.36 SEK13.64	+139.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD44.56	$1.78 SEK17.84	+127.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.91	$0.71 SEK7.10	+93.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.72	$0.79 SEK7.90	+74.7%
Average			+109.5%

Skopje vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Skopje	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD307.69	$6.67 SEK66.80	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	$94.22 SEK943.45	+261.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	$28,544.48 SEK285,809.66	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD336.85	$27.62 SEK276.56	+366.9%
Average			+160.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Skopje	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	$33.49 SEK335.34	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	$1,542.54 SEK15,445.16	+337.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	$965.24 SEK9,664.72	+270.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	$139.65 SEK1,398.27	+30.1%
Average			+179.7%

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Skopje	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	$144.54 SEK1,447.26	-50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	$5,727.37 SEK57,346.92	+46.5%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD118.89	$7.30 SEK73.07	+249.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD111.61	$4.27 SEK42.77	+117.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD158.52	$6.56 SEK65.67	+135.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	$39.99 SEK400.37	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD346.75	$15.61 SEK156.32	+156.4%
Average			+134.7%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Skopje	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	$90.26 SEK903.80	+51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	$43.14 SEK431.96	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	$106.21 SEK1,063.45	+29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	$174.28 SEK1,745.07	+83.6%
Average			+47.0%

Skopje vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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