Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 86.1% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
$6.51
¥1,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$5.21
¥815
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$1.12
¥175
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$0.75
¥117
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$1.63
¥256
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$7.01
¥1,097
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$5.89
¥921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$2.09
¥326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$3.26
¥511
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$2.38
¥372
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$1.06
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$2.65
¥414
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$2.42
¥378
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$1.29
¥202
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$1.26
¥198
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$4.42
¥692
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
$58.62
¥9,171
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
$27.88
¥4,361
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$582.98
¥91,204
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$533.29
¥83,431
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$3.26
¥509
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$3.40
¥532
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$3.91
¥611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$67.16
¥10,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$12.38
¥1,936
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$82.89
¥12,968
|
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