Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 56.7% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 34.8% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Skopje

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Skopje are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,282.68	$6.26 MKD340.70	+90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,947.68	$5.22 MKD284.07	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN797.14	$1.76 MKD95.79	+254.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN443.40	$1.23 MKD67.04	+345.5%
Average			+170.8%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Abuja	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,140.10	$0.67 MKD36.47	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN2,004.64	$3.95 MKD215.20	+216.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,490.03	$4.48 MKD243.59	-59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,503.80	$2.11 MKD115.03	+35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN3,019.86	$3.68 MKD200.44	+95.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,411.24	$0.45 MKD24.37	-70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,202.92	$0.58 MKD31.75	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,307.27	$0.57 MKD30.97	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,188.15	$0.78 MKD42.59	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,063.94	$0.37 MKD19.98	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,020.65	$0.45 MKD24.58	-29.0%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Abuja	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,679.04	$5.40 MKD294.09	+85.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.10 MKD1,420.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,317.20 MKD1,704,445.54
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,891.22	$5.92 MKD321.95	-36.3%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Abuja	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,651.27	$18.44 MKD1,003.81	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,948,274.33	$353.00 MKD19,211.84	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,857,180.75	$260.84 MKD14,196.53	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,589.68	$107.30 MKD5,840.10	+357.8%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN214,744.24	$290.93 MKD15,833.91	+117.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,152,697.48	$3,908.39 MKD212,715.22	+98.8%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,917.45	$2.09 MKD113.63	+74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,636.67	$1.96 MKD106.67	+19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,207.42	$2.78 MKD151.51	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN71,904.01	$35.08 MKD1,908.98	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,395.75	$6.09 MKD331.42	-27.1%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Abuja	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,771.87	$59.70 MKD3,249.33	+100.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN46,128.97	$34.80 MKD1,893.83	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN110,508.05	$82.25 MKD4,476.32	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN137,325.02	$94.90 MKD5,164.99	+10.8%
Average			+37.9%

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