Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 33.6% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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