Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 58.6% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 65.9% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 69.1% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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