Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 24.1% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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