Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 2.8% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
|
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