Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 15.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,020
|
$6.26
MKD366.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL816
|
$5.22
MKD305.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL148
|
$1.76
MKD103.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.23
MKD72.14
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$0.67
MKD39.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL590
|
$3.95
MKD231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL709
|
$4.48
MKD262.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL335
|
$2.11
MKD123.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL331
|
$3.68
MKD215.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.45
MKD26.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL108
|
$0.58
MKD34.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.57
MKD33.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.78
MKD45.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.37
MKD21.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.45
MKD26.45
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL733
|
$5.40
MKD316.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,632
|
$26.10
MKD1,528.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,753,189
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,834,026.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,753
|
$5.92
MKD346.43
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,701
|
$18.44
MKD1,080.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,569
|
$353.00
MKD20,672.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,539
|
$260.84
MKD15,275.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,288
|
$107.30
MKD6,284.09
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,039
|
$290.93
MKD17,037.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL502,161
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,887.00
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL255
|
$2.09
MKD122.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL173
|
$1.96
MKD114.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL357
|
$2.78
MKD163.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,380
|
$35.08
MKD2,054.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL816
|
$6.09
MKD356.62
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,011
|
$59.70
MKD3,496.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,463
|
$34.80
MKD2,037.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,354
|
$82.25
MKD4,816.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,522
|
$94.90
MKD5,557.66
|
|
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