Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 40.4% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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