Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 75.6% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD258
|
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD504
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD584
|
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD539
|
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD365
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD318
|
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
|
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