Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 38.4% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD366.60
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD305.67
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.07
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.14
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.25
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.57
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD262.11
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.78
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.68
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.22
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.17
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.33
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.83
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.50
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.45
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD316.45
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,528.36
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,834,026.85
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD346.43
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,080.13
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,672.43
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,275.83
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,284.09
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,037.69
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,887.00
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD122.27
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.78
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD163.02
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,054.11
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD356.62
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,496.36
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,037.81
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,816.64
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,557.66
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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