Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 77.2% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
?? |
pay 34.8% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
?? |
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
?? | |
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