Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 51.1% more expensive than Nouakchott.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nouakchott
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
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