Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 25.4% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
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