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Moroni vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 75.0% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Moroni

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

Moroni vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD356.46	$1.61 KMF734	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD297.22	$7.62 KMF3,479	+46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD100.22	$1.55 KMF707	-12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD70.14	$1.13 KMF514	-8.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Skopje	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.16	$0.61 KMF278	-9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD225.16	$5.14 KMF2,345	+29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD254.86	$15.61 KMF7,124	+248.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD120.35	$4.80 KMF2,191	+127.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD209.71	$2.65 KMF1,209	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.49	$2.43 KMF1,110	+442.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.22	$0.21 KMF98	-63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD32.40	$0.24 KMF111	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD44.56	$1.79 KMF817	+128.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.91	$1.46 KMF669	+299.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.72	$1.22 KMF556	+169.8%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Skopje	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD307.69	$10.91 KMF4,982	+102.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	$30.95 KMF14,127	+18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	$18,241.41 KMF8,327,209	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD336.85	$8.20 KMF3,742	+38.6%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Skopje	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	$155.86 KMF71,152	+745.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	$696.65 KMF318,019	+97.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	$578.75 KMF264,201	+121.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	$81.96 KMF37,414	-23.6%
Average			+235.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Skopje	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	$381.55 KMF174,177	+31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	$13,464.56 KMF6,146,576	+244.5%
Average			+137.8%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD118.89	$1.57 KMF717	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD111.61	$2.98 KMF1,363	+52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD158.52	$1.88 KMF856	-32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	$32.92 KMF15,029	-6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD346.75	$6.23 KMF2,843	+2.3%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Skopje	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	$57.88 KMF26,420	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	$57.88 KMF26,420	+66.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	$105.03 KMF47,948	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	$81.45 KMF37,184	-14.2%
Average			+19.2%

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