Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 64.7% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
|
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