Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 6.2% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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