Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
$6.26
MKD366.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
$5.22
MKD305.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
$1.76
MKD103.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$1.23
MKD72.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
$0.67
MKD39.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
$3.95
MKD231.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
$4.48
MKD262.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
$2.11
MKD123.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
$3.68
MKD215.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
$0.45
MKD26.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
$0.58
MKD34.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
$0.57
MKD33.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
$0.78
MKD45.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
$0.37
MKD21.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
$0.45
MKD26.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
$5.40
MKD316.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
$26.10
MKD1,528.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,834,026.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
$5.92
MKD346.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
$18.44
MKD1,080.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
$353.00
MKD20,672.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
$260.84
MKD15,275.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
$107.30
MKD6,284.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
$290.93
MKD17,037.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,887.00
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
$2.09
MKD122.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
$1.96
MKD114.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
$2.78
MKD163.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
$35.08
MKD2,054.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
$6.09
MKD356.62
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
$59.70
MKD3,496.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
$34.80
MKD2,037.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
$82.25
MKD4,816.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
$94.90
MKD5,557.66
|
|
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