Cost of Living Comparison Between Stip and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Stip and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Stip is 38.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Stip is 38% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.5 MKD 290
$13.38 MX$253
-58.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$15.9 MKD 840
$52.7 MX$997
-69.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.99 MKD 264
$9.31 MX$176
-46.40%
Cappuccino
$1.98 MKD 105
$3.61 MX$68.3
-45.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 MKD 91.6
$1.64 MX$30.91
5.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.23 MKD 64.8
$1.12 MX$21.14
9.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 MKD 120
$3.26 MX$61.7
-30.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.66 MKD 141
$4.82 MX$91.1
-44.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.34 MKD 70.8
$1.65 MX$31.24
-18.79%
White Bread (500g)
$0.72 MKD 37.87
$2.74 MX$51.7
-73.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.16 MKD 61.1
$1.92 MX$36.28
-39.58%
Eggs
$2.02 MKD 107
$2.51 MX$47.53
-19.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.34 MKD 546
$9.89 MX$187
4.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.03 MKD 371
$8.39 MX$159
-16.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.38 MKD 390
$11.95 MX$226
-38.24%
Apples (1kg)
$0.98 MKD 51.6
$2.87 MX$54.3
-65.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 MKD 76.6
$1.74 MX$32.85
-16.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.3 MKD 68.6
$2 MX$37.81
-35.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.65 MKD 87
$2.07 MX$39.14
-20.29%
Potato (1kg)
$0.92 MKD 48.77
$2.05 MX$38.78
-55.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.33 MKD 70.4
$2.18 MX$41.22
-38.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.53 MKD 28.16
$1.38 MX$26.16
-61.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.43 MKD 22.74
$1.11 MX$21.06
-61.26%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.95 MKD 156
$4.16 MX$78.6
-29.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.96 MKD 315
$11.05 MX$209
-46.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.96 MKD 50.5
$1.75 MX$33.16
-45.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.88 MKD 99.2
$3.7 MX$70
-49.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.63 MKD 33.31
$0.38 MX$7.25
65.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.27 MKD 1,070
$18.97 MX$359
6.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.16 MKD 61
$1.36 MX$25.72
-14.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.49 MKD 25.64
$0.28 MX$5.25
75.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.8 MKD 306
$5.3 MX$100
9.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.49 MKD 78.7
$1.36 MX$25.63
9.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.7K MKD 1.7M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
68.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34K MKD 1.8M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
45.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$143 MKD 7,569
$39.97 MX$756
258.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.48 MKD 501
$27.48 MX$519
-65.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.34 MKD 810
$30.22 MX$571
-49.24%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.78 MKD 1,467
$52.6 MX$994
-47.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.8 MKD 253
$6.32 MX$120
-24.05%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$217 MKD 11.4K
$437 MX$8,258
-50.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,179 MKD 62.2K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-88.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.33 MKD 1,971
$57.2 MX$1,082
-34.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.67 MKD 1,672
$45.14 MX$853
-29.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$73.9 MKD 3,902
$102 MX$1,928
-27.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$112 MKD 5,924
$109 MX$2,056
3.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$209 MKD 11K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-79.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$131 MKD 6,929
$622 MX$11.8K
-78.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$332 MKD 17.5K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-84.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$205 MKD 10.8K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-83.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,262 MKD 66.6K
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-64.62%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,007 MKD 53.2K
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-59.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Stip
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$477 MKD 25.2K
$867 MX$16.4K
-44.99%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.1
11.34
-37.39%

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Last update for Stip: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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