Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Macedonia

Skopje vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 10.7% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 73.5% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 4.6 times more in Skopje

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

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Skopje vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$9.58 MKD526.37	+379.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$6.45 MKD354.41	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.83 MKD100.60	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$1.34 MKD73.88	+58.4%
Average			+75.8%

Freetown vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	Freetown	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.77 MKD42.29	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.98 MKD218.39	+12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$4.76 MKD261.47	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.46 MKD135.22	+35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$3.35 MKD184.16	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$0.66 MKD36.08	-79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.64 MKD35.25	-52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.61 MKD33.51	+89.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.87 MKD47.72	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.39 MKD21.37	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.37 MKD20.13	-50.4%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 73.5% more for transportation

	Freetown	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$6.00 MKD329.56	+19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.26 MKD1,497.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+195.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$5.82 MKD319.47	+29.2%
Average			+73.5%

Freetown vs. Skopje - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Freetown	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	-74.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	+160.5%
Average			-53.8%

Freetown vs. Skopje - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$355.23 MKD19,513.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,681.18 MKD312K

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.73 MKD149.75	+21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.09 MKD115.08	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$3.45 MKD189.68	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$38.17 MKD2,096.52
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.27 MKD399.34
Average			-0.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	+741.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.88 MKD2,025.63
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	+408.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	+125.3%
Average			+358.7%

Freetown vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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