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Skopje vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 2.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Skopje
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 2.2% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Skopje

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Skopje are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Skopje. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 79.3% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$9.58 MKD525.47	+145.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$6.45 MKD353.80	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.83 MKD100.43	+98.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.34 MKD73.75	+160.9%
Average			+79.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$0.77 MKD42.21	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$3.98 MKD218.01	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$4.76 MKD261.02	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.46 MKD134.98	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.35 MKD183.84	+64.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.66 MKD36.01	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.64 MKD35.19	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.61 MKD33.45	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.87 MKD47.64	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.39 MKD21.34	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.37 MKD20.09	-60.6%
Average			-33.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Skopje - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$6.00 MKD328.99	+286.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	+3390.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$35,440.15 MKD2M	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$5.82 MKD318.92	-80.9%
Average			+212.0%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	-31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+154.8%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 2.2% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-41.6%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.73 MKD149.49	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.09 MKD114.88	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$3.45 MKD189.36	-77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$7.27 MKD398.65	+33.0%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	-60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	+55.9%
Average			-9.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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