Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lobamba instead of Skopje, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Skopje
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
?? |
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