Historical Prices in Skopje

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 388.89 1790.42 289.45
2022 392.40 1523.29 257.52
2021 310.48 1269.05 236.25
2020 270.94 1122.73 207.63
2019 331.58 1136.11 216.79
2018 334.29 1063.37 214.65
2017 269.66 1077.89 203.95
2016 248.38 1082.47 209.30
2015 242.13 1056.79 211.63
2014 245.20 1140.00 234.62
2013 215.59 1203.67 188.34
2012 270.73 1311.28 259.35
2011 154.72 963.16 288.95
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 130.00 166.00 90.08 71.00 107.18
2022 117.53 142.80 87.07 62.81 95.53
2021 107.25 119.00 74.29 52.78 81.82
2020 106.47 124.31 81.25 56.47 86.67
2019 102.63 130.00 83.68 49.15 90.00
2018 105.91 112.07 71.82 45.91 77.74
2017 94.84 111.33 69.64 37.79 74.80
2016 95.38 113.45 73.14 36.83 77.88
2015 96.75 111.41 76.54 41.56 77.71
2014 93.90 106.45 85.00 42.19 83.53
2013 96.23 112.39 77.82 47.42 85.22
2012 94.18 103.48 55.47 34.24 82.74
2011 110.66 153.70 81.97 56.87 92.22

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 74.45 41.41 128.77 29.23 56.14 81.18
2022 68.96 43.28 121.47 27.41 50.27 68.50
2021 51.73 30.97 95.59 25.97 48.87 65.00
2020 50.28 29.93 88.00 23.48 45.48 64.74
2019 52.12 29.76 87.07 27.06 45.64 59.50
2018 50.24 29.09 84.75 25.40 45.62 57.69
2017 48.78 28.99 85.33 24.73 48.21 59.50
2016 50.45 29.88 83.94 23.55 44.25 56.27
2015 51.40 30.27 85.45 23.68 46.62 65.25
2014 50.69 28.51 87.22 24.31 48.20 63.52
2013 53.03 29.76 86.06 27.87 43.13 64.32
2012 49.74 28.46 89.48 27.17 38.68 68.25
2011 50.92 29.41 78.38 17.95 40.08 60.25
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 60.13 70.39 51.54 30.00 90.67 101.74 77.18 65.69
2022 49.34 62.56 42.97 27.66 77.09 100.88 72.18 41.33
2021 49.78 64.09 32.05 26.90 65.10 63.72 62.54 36.81
2020 53.40 57.05 34.05 25.29 64.76 51.81 59.17 37.35
2019 45.00 56.67 31.67 24.38 68.67 57.78 60.50 41.25
2018 48.46 52.31 31.15 20.00 65.38 52.69 57.33 30.91
2017 38.56 46.83 30.49 21.54 58.62 54.01 56.24 27.13
2016 41.29 50.18 28.93 22.08 83.02 52.35 57.23 32.00
2015 44.00 55.12 31.56 23.33 72.54 51.94 55.59 28.57
2014 45.56 58.00 34.44 20.00 77.50 53.12 - -
2013 42.16 55.50 34.03 21.25 59.14 48.73 - -
2012 47.64 59.63 35.43 25.68 79.52 35.00 - -
2011 35.45 57.38 25.00 15.37 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 437.00 328.33 155.86 483.33 692.52
2022 399.99 317.29 150.29 402.25 634.36
2021 326.48 283.04 147.01 282.53 431.95
2020 327.08 281.15 138.43 286.67 452.78
2019 339.23 313.08 138.67 306.11 512.50
2018 315.82 268.57 123.42 267.00 373.33
2017 281.28 230.27 122.36 262.59 398.00
2016 279.38 275.05 117.63 262.58 417.56
2015 314.00 259.00 122.14 263.44 427.27
2014 302.00 230.55 123.19 282.50 -
2013 294.48 217.50 122.81 254.03 -
2012 291.35 264.00 120.52 218.59 -
2011 260.77 194.68 132.18 233.62 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 18699.31 14669.37 31346.41 22846.31
2022 17515.29 12555.46 28861.14 20009.62
2021 16310.34 10379.01 26354.52 17494.33
2020 15233.81 10792.77 26453.77 17169.82
2019 14746.39 10586.73 26523.21 18892.69
2018 14416.54 10384.92 23939.79 17691.56
2017 14312.52 10181.48 24749.11 18223.04
2016 14140.31 10098.33 24173.95 17285.71
2015 14127.04 9911.81 25040.45 16332.93
2014 14047.22 10200.00 24951.89 17501.11
2013 13868.21 10150.38 23193.38 16858.54
2012 15119.47 9080.14 28029.67 18148.79
2011 13217.83 11004.61 25820.87 17828.70

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 116548.50 85535.60
2022 102452.39 74201.04
2021 82181.50 60111.45
2020 74733.98 53428.40
2019 75831.60 54882.41
2018 73816.00 53440.66
2017 75055.17 54053.50
2016 75111.99 54864.69
2015 74757.25 53294.26
2014 75582.62 56610.54
2013 79474.29 56767.55
2012 83637.01 54381.85
2011 88265.22 64991.30

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 33493.58
2022 28807.55
2021 27003.79
2020 23837.65
2019 24581.95
2018 21591.07
2017 21593.01
2016 20381.15
2015 20131.16
2014 18727.57
2013 21319.84
2012 17655.73
2011 19673.04

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 38.75 80.99
2022 40.97 93.00
2021 36.82 69.23
2020 36.33 64.85
2019 35.57 68.08
2018 36.25 68.99
2017 35.57 63.94
2016 35.00 62.73
2015 35.00 66.45
2014 35.00 79.82
2013 34.39 83.78
2012 34.10 85.03
2011 30.74 79.41
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 1555.06
2022 1500.19
2021 1465.79
2020 1463.46
2019 1478.72
2018 1453.62
2017 1481.98
2016 1382.99
2015 1276.09
2014 1222.22
2013 1358.81
2012 1496.69
2011 1438.59

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 5.41
2022 4.46
2021 4.99
2020 5.03
2019 5.57
2018 6.40
2017 6.34
2016 6.27
2015 6.10
2014 7.66
2013 7.55
2012 9.56
2011 11.60

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 7677.65 1026.95 944.31
2022 7836.88 1093.48 -
2021 6957.95 1151.17 -
2020 6575.94 1129.17 -
2019 6844.29 949.33 -
2018 6438.00 1080.91 -
2017 7312.15 951.13 -
2016 7721.04 761.16 -
2015 8251.85 696.85 -
2014 8046.21 758.89 -
2013 7085.15 797.38 -
2012 9758.57 680.45 -
2011 4226.63 430.35 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 1941.18 1050.00 345.00
2022 1697.90 715.44 320.79
2021 1526.78 704.17 285.71
2020 1312.90 783.33 264.62
2019 1369.52 593.75 261.80
2018 1397.62 510.08 273.97
2017 1300.87 578.95 266.34
2016 1287.59 396.20 252.99
2015 1280.77 571.43 227.86
2014 1314.29 416.67 212.22
2013 1291.38 441.35 212.26
2012 1358.96 461.51 166.09
2011 999.02 338.13 193.04

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 2953.34 1830.77 4300.00 5363.64
2022 3871.47 2079.72 4263.37 4813.49
2021 3895.44 2078.95 4295.45 5468.75
2020 3328.57 1978.95 4252.17 4650.00
2019 3123.65 1807.67 4102.87 4638.33
2018 3008.38 2019.42 4563.51 4638.64
2017 2940.73 1983.43 4550.83 4760.23
2016 2929.13 1918.85 4081.30 4927.83
2015 2919.05 1917.65 4376.19 4205.26
2014 3611.11 2355.56 4700.00 4612.50
2013 3733.79 2281.28 5278.22 4889.20
2012 4187.68 2146.71 5529.62 4259.21
2011 3150.76 2074.89 6762.61 3627.22
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