Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 26.2% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% less in Bogota
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 42.8% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Bogota

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.2% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD525.47	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD353.80	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.43	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.75	$0.87 COP2,755.00	-35.5%
Average			-1.2%

Skopje vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Skopje	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.21	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+214.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.01	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.02	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD134.98	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD183.84	$3.30 COP10,487.06	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.01	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+138.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.45	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.64	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.09	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+70.7%
Average			+45.2%

Skopje vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Skopje	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD328.99	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	$49.41 COP157K	+81.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD318.92	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+258.4%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 42.8% more for housing

	Skopje	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	$779.14 COP2M	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	$440.22 COP1M	+35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	$93.36 COP296K	-21.9%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Skopje	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	$463.22 COP1M	+30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$8,195.93 COP26M	+44.3%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.49	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD114.88	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.36	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	$33.42 COP106K	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD398.65	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+6.2%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Skopje	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	$82.94 COP263K	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	$47.35 COP150K	+28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	$141.13 COP448K	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	$104.65 COP332K	-7.1%
Average			+13.0%

Skopje vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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