Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 1.2% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
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