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
HRK75.34
|
$6.26
MKD357.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK60.27
|
$5.22
MKD298.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.05
|
$1.76
MKD100.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.70
|
$1.23
MKD70.44
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.28
|
$0.67
MKD38.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.09
|
$3.95
MKD226.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.04
|
$4.48
MKD255.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK23.71
|
$2.11
MKD120.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK27.68
|
$3.68
MKD210.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.08
|
$0.45
MKD25.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.03
|
$0.58
MKD33.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.80
|
$0.57
MKD32.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.08
|
$0.78
MKD44.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.79
|
$0.37
MKD21.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.03
|
$0.45
MKD25.83
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK42.54
|
$5.40
MKD308.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK376.68
|
$26.10
MKD1,492.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK218,475.48
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,790,805.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK69.31
|
$5.92
MKD338.26
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK197.65
|
$18.44
MKD1,054.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,138.33
|
$353.00
MKD20,185.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,101.24
|
$260.84
MKD14,915.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,057.94
|
$107.30
MKD6,136.00
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,430.22
|
$290.93
MKD16,636.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK73,040.67
|
$3,908.39
MKD223,492.96
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.60
|
$2.09
MKD119.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.65
|
$1.96
MKD112.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK36.91
|
$2.78
MKD159.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK310.06
|
$35.08
MKD2,005.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK52.74
|
$6.09
MKD348.21
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK643.82
|
$59.70
MKD3,413.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK278.84
|
$34.80
MKD1,989.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK626.45
|
$82.25
MKD4,703.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK815.98
|
$94.90
MKD5,426.68
|
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