Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 7.8% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,799.520
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.840
|
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.120
|
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.660
|
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,227.740
|
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
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