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Cost of Living Comparison Between Windhoek and Skopje Cost of Living Comparison Between Windhoek and Skopje

🙂 Solo nomad: Windhoek is 0.8% cheaper than Skopje without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Windhoek is 4.3% cheaper than Skopje without rent, and 20.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.65 NAD 182
$7.71 MKD 407
38.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.57 NAD 676
$34.11 MKD 1,799
16.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.2 NAD 88.8
$6.51 MKD 344
-20.12%
Cappuccino
$1.95 NAD 33.23
$2.23 MKD 118
-12.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 NAD 16.41
$1.96 MKD 103
-51.02%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 NAD 15.92
$1.24 MKD 65.2
-25.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 NAD 30.63
$2.6 MKD 137
-31.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 NAD 37.09
$3.34 MKD 176
-35.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 NAD 24.7
$1.35 MKD 71
7.41%
White Bread (500g)
$0.8 NAD 13.7
$0.78 MKD 40.88
2.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 NAD 28.59
$1.66 MKD 87.8
0.60%
Eggs
$2.77 NAD 47.25
$2.15 MKD 113
28.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.14 NAD 105
$9.01 MKD 475
-31.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.22 NAD 89.3
$8.01 MKD 422
-34.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.6 NAD 113
$13.93 MKD 735
-52.62%
Apples (1kg)
$1.88 NAD 32.14
$1.02 MKD 53.8
84.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.99 NAD 34.02
$1.41 MKD 74.3
41.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.64 NAD 27.96
$1.33 MKD 69.9
23.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.76 NAD 30.01
$2.06 MKD 109
-14.56%
Potato (1kg)
$2 NAD 34.2
$0.82 MKD 43.12
143.90%
Onion (1kg)
$1.74 NAD 29.7
$1 MKD 52.5
74.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.86 NAD 31.79
$0.68 MKD 35.93
173.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.14 NAD 19.41
$0.59 MKD 31
93.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.84 NAD 48.59
$3.16 MKD 167
-10.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.45 NAD 110
$7.49 MKD 395
-13.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.4 NAD 23.84
$1.07 MKD 56.4
30.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 NAD 31.7
$1.56 MKD 82.2
19.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 NAD 12.83
$0.78 MKD 41.1
-3.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$40.68 NAD 695
$28.68 MKD 1,513
41.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.74 NAD 12.72
$0.98 MKD 51.7
-24.49%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.72 NAD 12.23
$0.53 MKD 27.79
35.85%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.77 NAD 201
$7.54 MKD 398
56.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 NAD 20.21
$1.47 MKD 77.4
-19.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.3K NAD 363.6K
$33.5K MKD 1.8M
-36.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K NAD 410.7K
$29.3K MKD 1.5M
-17.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$117 NAD 1,994
$164 MKD 8,632
-28.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.12 NAD 310
$18.19 MKD 960
-0.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.6 NAD 882
$19.53 MKD 1,030
164.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.09 NAD 634
$39.01 MKD 2,058
-4.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.21 NAD 226
$17.53 MKD 925
-24.64%
Cinema Ticket
$5.24 NAD 89.5
$6.47 MKD 341
-19.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$214 NAD 3,652
$323 MKD 17K
-33.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,184 NAD 88.6K
$4,639 MKD 244.7K
11.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.4 NAD 861
$77 MKD 4,062
-34.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.59 NAD 454
$40.06 MKD 2,113
-33.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89.4 NAD 1,528
$98.4 MKD 5,189
-9.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.8 NAD 1,414
$110 MKD 5,794
-24.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$488 NAD 8,337
$436 MKD 23K
11.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$383 NAD 6,551
$314 MKD 16.6K
22.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,255 NAD 21.4K
$646 MKD 34.1K
94.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$952 NAD 16.3K
$459 MKD 24.2K
107.26%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,361 NAD 23.3K
$2,611 MKD 137.7K
-47.88%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$599 NAD 10.2K
$1,757 MKD 92.7K
-65.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Windhoek
Skopje
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$997 NAD 17K
$828 MKD 43.7K
20.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
4.54
157.49%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Windhoek: November 30, 2025

Last update for Skopje: November 30, 2025

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