Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 15.6% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 11.0% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Skopje

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Skopje are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,484.06	$6.26 MKD339.38	-47.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,788.52	$5.22 MKD282.97	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.37	$1.76 MKD95.41	+45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.04	$1.23 MKD66.78	+72.8%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.45	$0.67 MKD36.33	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.07	$3.95 MKD214.37	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,574.50	$4.48 MKD242.65	-63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.10	$2.11 MKD114.58	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.58	$3.68 MKD199.66	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.75	$0.45 MKD24.27	-74.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.78	$0.58 MKD31.63	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.11	$0.57 MKD30.85	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.76	$0.78 MKD42.42	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.74	$0.37 MKD19.90	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.72	$0.45 MKD24.49	-51.5%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD836.88	$5.40 MKD292.95	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,961.74	$26.10 MKD1,414.85	-8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,278,959.38	$31,317.20 MKD1,697,814.59	+99.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,061.11	$5.92 MKD320.70	-79.6%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 11.0% less for housing

	Georgetown	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,792.91	$18.44 MKD999.91	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,035.35	$353.00 MKD19,137.10	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,789.42	$260.84 MKD14,141.30	-7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,755.65	$107.30 MKD5,817.37	+75.9%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,352.82	$290.93 MKD15,772.31	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,856,740.38	$3,908.39 MKD211,887.67	-83.2%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.13	$2.09 MKD113.19	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD811.46	$1.96 MKD106.26	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.07	$2.78 MKD150.92	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,114.60	$35.08 MKD1,901.55	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.03	$6.09 MKD330.13	+2.5%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,948.99	$59.70 MKD3,236.69	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,929.86	$34.80 MKD1,886.46	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,487.78	$82.25 MKD4,458.91	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,891.61	$94.90 MKD5,144.89	+17.5%
Average			+9.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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