Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 7.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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