Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 60.9% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Skopje
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.6% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$6.26 MKD356.46	-16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$5.22 MKD297.22	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$1.76 MKD100.22	+189.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$1.23 MKD70.14	+180.0%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.67 MKD38.16	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$3.95 MKD225.16	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$4.48 MKD254.86	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$2.11 MKD120.35	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$3.68 MKD209.71	+30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$0.45 MKD25.49	-77.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.58 MKD33.22	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.57 MKD32.40	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.78 MKD44.56	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.37 MKD20.91	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.45 MKD25.72	+6.1%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Khartoum	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$5.40 MKD307.69	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	+4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$5.92 MKD336.85	-44.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Khartoum	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	-4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	+172.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	+361.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	+90.0%
Average			+225.7%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$2.09 MKD118.89	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$1.96 MKD111.61	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$2.78 MKD158.52	+54.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$6.09 MKD346.75	+52.2%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	+228.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	+74.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	+49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	+137.3%
Average			+122.3%

Khartoum vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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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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