Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 0.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
|
pay 86.7% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
|
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