Cost of living comparison

Skopje, Macedonia

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 0.2% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 9.5% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 59.9% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.9% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD350.66	$3.22 MGA15,064	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD292.38	$4.30 MGA20,086	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD98.59	$1.16 MGA5,423	-34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD69.00	$0.60 MGA2,818	-51.1%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.54	$1.19 MGA5,578	+78.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD221.49	$5.22 MGA24,390	+32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD250.71	$3.94 MGA18,434	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD118.39	$1.80 MGA8,436	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD206.30	$2.10 MGA9,794	-43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.08	$0.65 MGA3,037	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD32.68	$0.27 MGA1,262	-53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.88	$0.51 MGA2,392	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD43.84	$0.33 MGA1,556	-57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.57	$0.35 MGA1,617	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.30	$0.42 MGA1,982	-6.1%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD302.69	$4.58 MGA21,384	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,461.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,754,267.12	$11,817.99 MGA55,236,137	-62.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD331.36	$12.46 MGA58,249	+110.7%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD1,033.15	$52.31 MGA244,474	+183.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD19,773.41	$354.54 MGA1,657,084	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,611.50	$53.69 MGA250,952	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD6,010.80	$35.96 MGA168,087	-66.5%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 59.9% more for childcare

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD16,296.74	$89.71 MGA419,292	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD218,932.96	$11,292.35 MGA52,779,342	+188.9%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD116.95	$1.07 MGA5,021	-48.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD109.79	$1.12 MGA5,222	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD155.93	$3.22 MGA15,064	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,964.78	$40.29 MGA188,305	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD341.11	$6.45 MGA30,129	+5.9%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Skopje	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,344.31	$19.71 MGA92,123	-67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,949.19	$24.89 MGA116,331	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,607.17	$90.25 MGA421,803	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,315.96	$78.79 MGA368,241	-17.0%
Average			-25.7%

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