Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 9.0% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD335.05
|
$5.23
COP20,735.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD300.04
|
$7.84
COP31,103.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.42
|
$0.88
COP3,473.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.51
|
$0.66
COP2,602.88
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.17
|
$1.45
COP5,759.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD221.91
|
$2.33
COP9,252.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD264.04
|
$5.25
COP20,843.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.81
|
$2.41
COP9,563.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD205.34
|
$2.51
COP9,947.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.72
|
$1.20
COP4,765.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$0.56
COP2,235.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.39
|
$0.60
COP2,390.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.94
|
$0.66
COP2,614.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.98
|
$0.48
COP1,918.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.08
|
$0.51
COP2,007.25
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD309.74
|
$3.81
COP15,127.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,450.20
|
$39.20
COP155,519.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,800,242.21
|
$16,985.30
COP67,391,632.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD340.05
|
$14.23
COP56,463.82
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,150.15
|
$27.89
COP110,668.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,031.04
|
$462.40
COP1,834,648.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,592.93
|
$318.00
COP1,261,730.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,017.43
|
$80.89
COP320,946.90
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,106.09
|
$232.36
COP921,909.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD243,734.79
|
$7,463.73
COP29,613,438.30
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.02
|
$1.18
COP4,665.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.09
|
$1.63
COP6,467.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.02
|
$2.35
COP9,331.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,000.27
|
$23.52
COP93,325.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD350.05
|
$5.23
COP20,735.89
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,864.77
|
$56.58
COP224,494.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,065.50
|
$44.12
COP175,045.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,535.23
|
$89.61
COP355,530.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,165.34
|
$77.11
COP305,931.63
|
|
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