Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 10.4% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 0.5% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD525.47	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD353.80	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.43	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.75	$0.85 ZAR14.04	-36.7%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Skopje	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.21	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.01	$4.18 ZAR68.94	+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.02	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD134.98	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD183.84	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.01	$0.79 ZAR13.10	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.19	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.45	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.64	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.34	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.09	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+47.8%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Skopje	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD328.99	$5.75 ZAR94.81	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+551.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD318.92	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+12.6%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Skopje	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	-3.4%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 0.5% more for childcare

	Skopje	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+37.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.49	$2.55 ZAR42.12	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD114.88	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.36	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD398.65	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-0.8%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Skopje	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	$53.03 ZAR874.71	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-26.4%
Average			-22.4%

Skopje vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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