Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 19.3% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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