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Macedonia

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 60.7% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 68.8% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Georgetown are more expensive than in Skopje. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.37	$17.93 GYD3,753.48	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.41	$9.37 GYD1,961.82	+45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.60	$1.24 GYD260.24	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.88	$0.63 GYD132.62	-52.9%
Average			+34.8%

Skopje vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Skopje	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$2.09 GYD436.98	+171.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.39	$7.72 GYD1,616.43	+94.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.47	$12.31 GYD2,576.47	+158.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.22	$4.08 GYD854.79	+65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.16	$3.19 GYD668.75	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$3.64 GYD762.30	+454.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$1.80 GYD376.21	+180.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.51	$1.81 GYD378.86	+196.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.72	$3.20 GYD670.38	+268.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.37	$1.09 GYD228.43	+180.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$1.38 GYD289.74	+277.7%
Average			+161.3%

Skopje vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Skopje	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.56	$3.96 GYD829.14	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	$60.49 GYD12,663.90	+121.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.47	$23.43 GYD4,904.54	+302.8%
Average			+12.1%

Skopje vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.8% more for housing

	Skopje	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	$43.65 GYD9,138.46	+129.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	$960.21 GYD201K	+129.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	$519.95 GYD109K	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	$92.14 GYD19,288.45	-22.9%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Skopje	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+189.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+229.8%
Average			+208.7%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.75	$1.91 GYD400.37	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.08	$5.86 GYD1,226.14	+179.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.68	$3.35 GYD700.65	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	$38.25 GYD8,007.41	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.34	$6.22 GYD1,301.20	-14.5%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Skopje	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	$38.25 GYD8,007.41	-54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	$41.44 GYD8,674.70	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	$135.07 GYD28,276.18	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	$84.87 GYD17,766.45	-24.7%
Average			-15.5%

Skopje vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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