Cost of living comparison

Baghdad, Iraq

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 56.6% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 56.6% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 46.4% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 68.6% more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 IQD6,959	$6.26 MKD329.68	+17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 IQD9,941	$5.22 MKD274.89	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD552	$1.76 MKD92.69	+317.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 IQD249	$1.23 MKD64.87	+549.3%
Average			+213.3%

Baghdad vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 IQD1,148	$0.67 MKD35.29	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.38 IQD3,116	$3.95 MKD208.24	+66.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 IQD6,718	$4.48 MKD235.72	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IQD2,384	$2.11 MKD111.31	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 IQD2,907	$3.68 MKD193.96	+65.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD673	$0.45 MKD23.58	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD674	$0.58 MKD30.73	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD609	$0.57 MKD29.97	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD403	$0.78 MKD41.21	+154.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD389	$0.37 MKD19.34	+23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD379	$0.45 MKD23.79	+56.2%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 IQD2,337	$5.40 MKD284.58	+202.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.77 IQD29,824	$26.10 MKD1,374.43	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,213.31 IQD23,859,432	$31,317.20 MKD1,649,317.35	+71.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 IQD20,877	$5.92 MKD311.54	-62.9%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Baghdad	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.21 IQD46,126	$18.44 MKD971.34	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.62 IQD581,148	$353.00 MKD18,590.45	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.28 IQD346,204	$260.84 MKD13,737.36	-1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.01 IQD148,037	$107.30 MKD5,651.20	-5.0%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 46.4% more for childcare

	Baghdad	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.43 IQD212,780	$290.93 MKD15,321.78	+79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,438.23 IQD4,504,076	$3,908.39 MKD205,835.21	+13.7%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 IQD2,982	$2.09 MKD109.95	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 IQD3,790	$1.96 MKD103.22	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 IQD2,982	$2.78 MKD146.61	+22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.60 IQD38,782	$35.08 MKD1,847.24	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,941	$6.09 MKD320.70	-19.8%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 68.6% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.72 IQD37,628	$59.70 MKD3,144.23	+107.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 IQD44,581	$34.80 MKD1,832.57	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.01 IQD79,920	$82.25 MKD4,331.54	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.35 IQD54,172	$94.90 MKD4,997.93	+129.5%
Average			+68.6%

Baghdad vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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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: July 2025

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