Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 13.3% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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