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Skopje vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 62.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 67.9% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 25.6% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 79.5% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 63.6% more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.9% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,234	$6.26 MKD373.41	+94.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,311	$5.22 MKD311.35	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,484	$1.76 MKD104.98	+51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,849	$1.23 MKD73.48	+104.3%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,641	$0.67 MKD39.98	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,664	$3.95 MKD235.87	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,641	$4.48 MKD266.98	+13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,531	$2.11 MKD126.08	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,904	$3.68 MKD219.68	+75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,071	$0.45 MKD26.70	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,277	$0.58 MKD34.80	+116.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,418	$0.57 MKD33.94	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,574	$0.78 MKD46.68	+135.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,635	$0.37 MKD21.90	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA2,004	$0.45 MKD26.94	+6.5%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,624	$5.40 MKD322.33	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.10 MKD1,556.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,856,261	$31,317.20 MKD1,868,091.26	+165.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,903	$5.92 MKD352.86	-52.5%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA247,218	$18.44 MKD1,100.19	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,675,688	$353.00 MKD21,056.39	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA253,769	$260.84 MKD15,559.55	+385.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA169,974	$107.30 MKD6,400.81	+198.4%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 79.5% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA424,000	$290.93 MKD17,354.14	+224.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,371,884	$3,908.39 MKD233,138.24	-65.4%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,078	$2.09 MKD124.54	+94.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,281	$1.96 MKD116.92	+75.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,234	$2.78 MKD166.05	-13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA190,419	$35.08 MKD2,092.26	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,467	$6.09 MKD363.24	-5.5%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 63.6% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA93,157	$59.70 MKD3,561.30	+202.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA117,637	$34.80 MKD2,075.66	+39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA426,539	$82.25 MKD4,906.10	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA372,375	$94.90 MKD5,660.88	+20.5%
Average			+63.6%

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