Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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Macedonia

Skopje vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 20.7% cheaper than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Skopje
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Skopje

The cost of entertainment and sports and restaurants in Skopje are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$9.58 MKD525.47	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$6.45 MKD353.80	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.83 MKD100.43	+36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.34 MKD73.75	+54.9%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Bogota	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$0.77 MKD42.21	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$3.98 MKD218.01	+1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$4.76 MKD261.02	-22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$2.46 MKD134.98	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$3.35 MKD183.84	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$0.66 MKD36.01	-58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$0.64 MKD35.19	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.61 MKD33.45	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.87 MKD47.64	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.39 MKD21.34	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.37 MKD20.09	-41.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Bogota	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$6.00 MKD328.99	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	-44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$5.82 MKD318.92	-72.1%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Bogota	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+28.0%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	Bogota	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-30.7%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$2.73 MKD149.49	+35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$2.09 MKD114.88	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$3.45 MKD189.36	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$7.27 MKD398.65	-5.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	+7.7%
Average			-11.5%

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