Cost of living comparison

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Skopje vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 13.1% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.5% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$6.26 MKD373.41	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$5.22 MKD311.35	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$1.76 MKD104.98	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$1.23 MKD73.48	+48.8%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$0.67 MKD39.98	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$3.95 MKD235.87	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$4.48 MKD266.98	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$2.11 MKD126.08	-28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$3.68 MKD219.68	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$0.45 MKD26.70	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.58 MKD34.80	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.57 MKD33.94	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.78 MKD46.68	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.37 MKD21.90	-59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.45 MKD26.94	-51.6%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$5.40 MKD322.33	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$26.10 MKD1,556.74	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$31,317.20 MKD1,868,091.26	+83.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$5.92 MKD352.86	-16.7%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Windhoek	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$18.44 MKD1,100.19	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$353.00 MKD21,056.39	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$260.84 MKD15,559.55	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$107.30 MKD6,400.81	+68.1%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$290.93 MKD17,354.14	+71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$3,908.39 MKD233,138.24	-26.3%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$2.09 MKD124.54	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$1.96 MKD116.92	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$2.78 MKD166.05	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$35.08 MKD2,092.26	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$6.09 MKD363.24	+71.5%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$59.70 MKD3,561.30	+59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$34.80 MKD2,075.66	+29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$82.25 MKD4,906.10	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$94.90 MKD5,660.88	+33.6%
Average			+34.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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