Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 44.5% more expensive than Skopje.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.5% less in Freetown
- Groceries
-
pay 87.7% more in Freetown
- Transportation
-
pay 3.2% more in Freetown
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Freetown
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.7% more in Freetown
- Clothing
-
pay 70.8% less in Freetown
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Freetown are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Freetown. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Freetown.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD339.38
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD282.97
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD95.41
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD66.78
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 87.7% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD36.33
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD214.37
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD242.65
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD114.58
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD199.66
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD24.27
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD31.63
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD30.85
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD42.42
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD19.90
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD24.49
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD292.95
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,414.85
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,697,814.59
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD320.70
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD999.91
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD19,137.10
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD14,141.30
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD5,817.37
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD15,772.31
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD211,887.67
|
?? |
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD113.19
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD106.26
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD150.92
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD1,901.55
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD330.13
|
?? | |
pay 70.8% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,236.69
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD1,886.46
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,458.91
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,144.89
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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