Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 19.4% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
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