Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 18.4% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Skopje
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 18.5% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.1% more for restaurants

	Harare	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$6.26 MKD350.66	-30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$5.22 MKD292.38	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$1.76 MKD98.59	+139.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$1.23 MKD69.00	+136.8%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Harare	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$0.67 MKD37.54	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$3.95 MKD221.49	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$4.48 MKD250.71	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$2.11 MKD118.39	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$3.68 MKD206.30	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$0.45 MKD25.08	-66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.58 MKD32.68	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$0.57 MKD31.88	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$0.78 MKD43.84	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.37 MKD20.57	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.45 MKD25.30	-51.8%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Harare	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$5.40 MKD302.69	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$26.10 MKD1,461.89	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$31,317.20 MKD1,754,267.12	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$5.92 MKD331.36	-71.8%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Harare	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$18.44 MKD1,033.15	-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$353.00 MKD19,773.41	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$260.84 MKD14,611.50	-7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$107.30 MKD6,010.80	+137.8%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

	Harare	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$290.93 MKD16,296.74	+11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$3,908.39 MKD218,932.96	-48.3%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.09 MKD116.95	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$1.96 MKD109.79	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.78 MKD155.93	+102.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$35.08 MKD1,964.78	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.09 MKD341.11	-39.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Harare	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$59.70 MKD3,344.31	+216.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$34.80 MKD1,949.19	+45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$82.25 MKD4,607.17	+124.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$94.90 MKD5,315.96	+106.7%
Average			+123.2%

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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: April 2025

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