Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 12.3% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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