Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 46.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
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