Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 32.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
|
pay 50.4% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
|
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