Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 28.1% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
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