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Nairobi vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 1.1% cheaper than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 42.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 24.2% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 49.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD404.52	$5.80 KES751.45	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD353.95	$6.97 KES901.74	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD105.51	$0.70 KES90.86	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD71.35	$0.55 KES71.09	-59.2%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Skopje	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD43.01	$0.55 KES70.74	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD248.97	$5.57 KES720.62	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD266.57	$3.36 KES434.42	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD119.26	$1.64 KES212.89	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD190.77	$2.92 KES377.80	-18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD27.20	$1.41 KES182.10	+174.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.49	$0.47 KES61.45	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD35.22	$0.89 KES115.16	+34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD52.08	$0.46 KES59.05	-53.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.92	$0.49 KES63.55	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.57	$0.51 KES65.57	+19.1%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 42.8% more for transportation

	Skopje	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD312.73	$5.40 KES698.91	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	$30.96 KES4,007.74	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD293.27	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+208.0%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Skopje	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+108.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	$476.96 KES61,741.91	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	$206.31 KES26,706.75	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-76.0%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 24.2% more for childcare

	Skopje	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	$224.14 KES29,014.37	-30.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	+79.0%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD151.69	$2.32 KES300.58	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD117.97	$2.37 KES306.78	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD171.92	$3.10 KES400.77	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	$45.30 KES5,863.82	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD353.95	$7.35 KES951.84	+10.2%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 49.7% less for clothing

	Skopje	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	$19.62 KES2,540.20	-77.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	$24.88 KES3,220.51	-39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	$67.92 KES8,791.98	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	$62.28 KES8,061.57	-46.4%
Average			-49.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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