Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 1.0% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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