Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 13.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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