Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 38.0% cheaper than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 37.1% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Antananarivo.

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Antananarivo vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.37	$2.71 MGA12,245	-71.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.41	$5.65 MGA25,510	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.60	$0.79 MGA3,571	-56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.88	$0.44 MGA1,973	-67.5%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$1.02 MGA4,629	+33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.39	$4.23 MGA19,096	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.47	$3.70 MGA16,706	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.22	$2.05 MGA9,260	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.16	$2.02 MGA9,136	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$0.49 MGA2,222	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$0.26 MGA1,157	-60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.51	$0.47 MGA2,121	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.72	$0.39 MGA1,752	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.37	$0.26 MGA1,196	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$0.44 MGA1,967	+18.8%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.56	$4.39 MGA19,819	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.47	$19.65 MGA88,775	+237.9%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 37.1% less for housing

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	$57.15 MGA258K	+200.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	$325.82 MGA1M	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	$150.37 MGA679K	-53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	$56.66 MGA256K	-52.6%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	$25.03 MGA113K	-93.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$14,998.31 MGA68M	+164.0%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.75	$1.02 MGA4,592	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.08	$1.65 MGA7,464	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.68	$1.58 MGA7,143	-54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	$29.61 MGA134K	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.34	$5.65 MGA25,510	-22.3%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	$29.03 MGA131K	-65.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	$27.67 MGA125K	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	$77.50 MGA350K	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	$69.58 MGA314K	-38.2%
Average			-40.9%

Skopje vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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