Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 62.5% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
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