Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Sierra Leone

Freetown vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 12.0% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 42.4% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 78.2% less in Freetown

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Freetown are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Freetown.

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Freetown vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.37	$2.00 SLL41,939	-79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.41	$11.00 SLL231K	+70.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.60	$1.83 SLL38,444	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.88	$0.85 SLL17,805	-36.9%
Average			-43.1%

Skopje vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Skopje	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$0.66 SLL13,755	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.39	$3.54 SLL74,319	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.47	$9.15 SLL192K	+92.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.22	$1.81 SLL38,023	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.16	$4.54 SLL95,116	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$3.18 SLL66,581	+383.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$1.36 SLL28,535	+112.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.51	$0.32 SLL6,742	-47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.72	$2.27 SLL47,558	+161.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.37	$0.91 SLL19,023	+133.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$0.74 SLL15,488	+101.6%
Average			+51.5%

Skopje vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% less for transportation

	Skopje	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.56	$5.02 SLL105K	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-66.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.47	$4.50 SLL94,363	-22.6%
Average			-42.4%

Skopje vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Skopje	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	$55.00 SLL1M	+189.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	$928.33 SLL19M	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+288.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	$45.88 SLL962K	-61.6%
Average			+116.4%

Skopje vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Skopje	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	??

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.75	$2.25 SLL47,181	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.08	$2.76 SLL57,878	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.68	$3.00 SLL62,908	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.34	??
Average			+0.5%

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pay 78.2% less for clothing

	Skopje	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	$10.00 SLL210K	-88.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	$20.00 SLL419K	-80.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	$50.00 SLL1M	-55.6%
Average			-78.2%

Skopje vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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