Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 2.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 92.2% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
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