Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 16.0% cheaper than Luanda.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
AOA5,033.42
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.44
AOA7,042.58
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,368.04
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA868.72
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AOA1,117.70
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.48
AOA3,734.75
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.40
AOA6,174.38
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
AOA2,126.01
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
AOA2,406.54
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
AOA1,024.87
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA411.83
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
AOA1,354.05
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
AOA891.82
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
AOA724.31
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AOA669.33
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,171.77
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.08
AOA30,928.60
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA16,581,191.55
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
AOA10,592.65
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$142.93
AOA119,209.54
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.42
AOA450,742.03
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.66
AOA238,258.94
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA61,302.43
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.04
AOA620,576.89
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,300.32
AOA10,259,200.82
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,626.42
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
AOA3,179.28
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,987.10
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.44
AOA32,061.26
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
AOA4,012.74
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.83
AOA96,612.21
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$99.99
AOA83,398.40
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.36
AOA142,921.81
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$263.13
AOA219,464.66
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
|
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