Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 35.5% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 91.3% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 62.6% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.37	$6.82 SBD54.95	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.41	$12.40 SBD99.92	+92.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.60	$1.55 SBD12.49	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.88	$1.08 SBD8.74	-19.3%
Average			+3.8%

Skopje vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Skopje	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$1.50 SBD12.07	+94.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.39	$3.27 SBD26.31	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.47	$9.62 SBD77.54	+102.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.22	$5.60 SBD45.16	+127.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.16	$3.87 SBD31.16	+15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$2.85 SBD23.00	+334.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$1.20 SBD9.63	+86.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.51	$3.88 SBD31.27	+536.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.72	$1.69 SBD13.60	+94.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.37	$0.89 SBD7.16	+128.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$1.55 SBD12.46	+322.1%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Skopje	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.56	$4.99 SBD40.24	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	$24.80 SBD199.83	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.47	$11.16 SBD89.92	+91.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 91.3% more for housing

	Skopje	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	$89.89 SBD724.39	+373.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	$888.61 SBD7,160.59	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	$433.97 SBD3,497.03	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	$331.86 SBD2,674.20	+177.7%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 62.6% less for childcare

	Skopje	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	$99.19 SBD799.32	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$2,851.81 SBD22,980.51	-49.8%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.75	$2.48 SBD19.98	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.08	$3.41 SBD27.48	+62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.68	$4.15 SBD33.47	+20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	$37.20 SBD299.75	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.34	$4.34 SBD34.97	-40.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Skopje	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	$27.28 SBD219.81	-67.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	$92.99 SBD749.36	+152.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	$97.13 SBD782.67	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	$103.29 SBD832.29	-8.3%
Average			-8.0%

Skopje vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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