Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 30.9% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
$6.26
MKD366.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
$5.22
MKD305.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
$1.76
MKD103.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
$1.23
MKD72.14
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
$0.67
MKD39.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
$3.95
MKD231.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
$4.48
MKD262.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.11
MKD123.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
$3.68
MKD215.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
$0.45
MKD26.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
$0.58
MKD34.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
$0.57
MKD33.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
$0.78
MKD45.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
$0.37
MKD21.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
$0.45
MKD26.45
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
$5.40
MKD316.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
$26.10
MKD1,528.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,834,026.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
$5.92
MKD346.43
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
$18.44
MKD1,080.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
$353.00
MKD20,672.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
$260.84
MKD15,275.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
$107.30
MKD6,284.09
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
$290.93
MKD17,037.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,887.00
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
$2.09
MKD122.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
$1.96
MKD114.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
$2.78
MKD163.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
$35.08
MKD2,054.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
$6.09
MKD356.62
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
$59.70
MKD3,496.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
$34.80
MKD2,037.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
$82.25
MKD4,816.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
$94.90
MKD5,557.66
|
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