Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 43.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.93
|
$5.89
MKD338.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES695.70
|
$5.27
MKD302.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.63
|
$1.61
MKD92.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.30
|
$1.24
MKD71.20
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.46
|
$0.65
MKD37.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES735.87
|
$3.90
MKD224.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.80
|
$4.64
MKD266.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.77
|
$2.14
MKD122.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.64
|
$3.61
MKD207.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.40
|
$0.42
MKD23.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.92
|
$0.61
MKD35.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.16
|
$0.53
MKD30.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.61
|
$0.81
MKD46.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.32
|
$0.39
MKD22.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.44
MKD25.32
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES786.63
|
$5.44
MKD312.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,452.51
|
$25.49
MKD1,464.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,385,271.35
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,817,792.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,629.94
|
$5.98
MKD343.36
|
|
pay 84.8% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,241.63
|
$20.21
MKD1,161.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,120.36
|
$352.02
MKD20,226.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,324.40
|
$256.45
MKD14,735.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,880.25
|
$105.75
MKD6,076.09
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,945.51
|
$283.04
MKD16,263.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,107.43
|
$4,283.33
MKD246,110.94
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.16
|
$2.11
MKD121.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.28
|
$1.92
MKD110.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.85
|
$2.81
MKD161.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,925.34
|
$35.15
MKD2,019.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.09
|
$6.15
MKD353.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,398.02
|
$67.92
MKD3,902.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,222.96
|
$36.30
MKD2,085.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,386.21
|
$79.70
MKD4,579.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,778.11
|
$90.77
MKD5,215.69
|
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