Cost of living comparison
Harare is 31.9% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Harare instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 47.7% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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