Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 43.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES503.85
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.68
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.18
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES746.10
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES441.87
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES349.44
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.41
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.67
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.56
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.34
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.08
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.23
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES797.57
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 84.8% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES302.31
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES293.31
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES806.15
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
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