Cost of Living Comparison Between Sunny Beach and Skopje Cost of Living Comparison Between Sunny Beach and Skopje

🙂 Solo nomad: Sunny Beach is 8.5% cheaper than Skopje without rent, and 1.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Sunny Beach is 15.7% more expensive than Skopje without rent, and 5.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.45 BGN 13.77

$7.31 MKD 387

15.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.79 BGN 68.1

$33.33 MKD 1,764

25.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.22 BGN 16.66

$6.44 MKD 341

58.70%

Cappuccino

$1.86 BGN 3.04

$2.31 MKD 122

-19.48%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.31 BGN 2.14

$2.02 MKD 107

-35.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 BGN 1.71

$1.22 MKD 64.7

-13.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.80 BGN 2.94

$2.59 MKD 137

-30.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.80 BGN 2.93

$3.47 MKD 184

-48.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.02 BGN 3.30

$1.33 MKD 70.6

51.88%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 BGN 0.93

$0.82 MKD 43.35

-30.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.82 BGN 4.60

$1.67 MKD 88.6

68.86%

Eggs

$3.88 BGN 6.33

$2.24 MKD 119

73.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.11 BGN 21.36

$9.04 MKD 479

45.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.34 BGN 13.59

$7.83 MKD 415

6.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.07 BGN 21.31

$13.55 MKD 717

-3.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.64 BGN 2.67

$1.03 MKD 54.3

59.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.24 BGN 3.66

$1.36 MKD 71.8

64.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.80 BGN 2.94

$1.33 MKD 70.3

35.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.77 BGN 4.51

$2.06 MKD 109

34.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 BGN 1.96

$0.86 MKD 45.71

39.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 BGN 2.26

$0.99 MKD 52.5

40.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.23 BGN 2.01

$0.73 MKD 38.74

68.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 BGN 1.28

$0.55 MKD 28.94

43.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.83 BGN 6.25

$3.14 MKD 166

21.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.03 BGN 11.47

$7.53 MKD 398

-6.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 BGN 1.96

$1.07 MKD 56.5

12.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 BGN 2.71

$1.55 MKD 81.8

7.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.16 BGN 1.90

$0.71 MKD 37.80

63.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.60 BGN 43.36

$28.59 MKD 1,513

-6.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 BGN 1.98

$0.98 MKD 52.1

23.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 BGN 1.07

$0.52 MKD 27.73

26.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.71 BGN 19.09

$7.67 MKD 406

52.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.55 BGN 2.52

$1.52 MKD 80.7

1.97%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$36.2K BGN 59.0K

$34.0K MKD 1.8M

6.45%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.2K BGN 55.7K

$29.6K MKD 1.6M

15.40%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 BGN 195

$164 MKD 8,669

-26.88%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.28 BGN 28.17

$17.88 MKD 946

-3.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.18 BGN 21.48

$19.42 MKD 1,027

-32.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.50 BGN 48.09

$38.28 MKD 2,026

-22.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.51 BGN 23.66

$17.43 MKD 923

-16.75%

Cinema Ticket

$7.16 BGN 11.67

$6.39 MKD 338

12.05%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$330 BGN 539

$319 MKD 16.9K

3.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,355 BGN 8,729

$4,543 MKD 240.4K

17.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.99 BGN 55.4

$78.0 MKD 4,128

-56.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.39 BGN 47.91

$39.57 MKD 2,094

-25.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 BGN 205

$100 MKD 5,295

25.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 BGN 126

$112 MKD 5,952

-31.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$581 BGN 946

$420 MKD 22.2K

38.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$356 BGN 581

$313 MKD 16.6K

13.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$717 BGN 1,168

$639 MKD 33.8K

12.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$524 BGN 854

$460 MKD 24.3K

14.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,375 BGN 2,242

$2,658 MKD 140.7K

-48.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,165 BGN 1,899

$1,764 MKD 93.3K

-33.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$958 BGN 1,561

$849 MKD 44.9K

12.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.1

4.54

12.33%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sunny Beach: January 13, 2026

Last update for Skopje: January 11, 2026

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