Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 62.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 63.6% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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