Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 25.9% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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