Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 67.0% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
|
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