Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 43.1% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
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