Cost of living comparison

Baku, Azerbaijan

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 22.8% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 83.1% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 31.8% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Skopje
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.1% more for restaurants

	Baku	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.41 AZN16.00	$6.26 MKD339.04	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 AZN13.00	$5.22 MKD282.69	-31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 AZN1.18	$1.76 MKD95.32	+154.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 AZN0.61	$1.23 MKD66.71	+243.6%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Baku	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 AZN0.78	$0.67 MKD36.30	+46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.77 AZN4.71	$3.95 MKD214.16	+42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 AZN8.72	$4.48 MKD242.41	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 AZN2.40	$2.11 MKD114.47	+49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 AZN3.58	$3.68 MKD199.46	+75.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AZN0.84	$0.45 MKD24.25	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 AZN1.32	$0.58 MKD31.60	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.57 MKD30.82	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 AZN1.40	$0.78 MKD42.38	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AZN0.49	$0.37 MKD19.89	+27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.40	$0.45 MKD24.46	+94.1%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Baku	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 AZN4.19	$5.40 MKD292.66	+119.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$26.10 MKD1,413.45	+47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,588.24 AZN35,000.00	$31,317.20 MKD1,696,140.15	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.47 AZN11.00	$5.92 MKD320.38	-8.6%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 31.8% more for housing

	Baku	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.84 AZN25.23	$18.44 MKD998.92	+24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$470.77 AZN800.30	$353.00 MKD19,118.22	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.03 AZN443.75	$260.84 MKD14,127.35	-0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.11 AZN80.09	$107.30 MKD5,811.64	+127.8%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Baku	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$232.47 AZN395.20	$290.93 MKD15,756.75	+25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,199.10 AZN10,538.46	$3,908.39 MKD211,678.70	-37.0%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.09 MKD113.08	+42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 AZN6.12	$1.96 MKD106.15	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 AZN6.00	$2.78 MKD150.77	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.42 AZN84.02	$35.08 MKD1,899.68	-29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$6.09 MKD329.81	+3.5%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Baku	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.06 AZN95.30	$59.70 MKD3,233.49	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.34 AZN97.48	$34.80 MKD1,884.60	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.29 AZN207.88	$82.25 MKD4,454.51	-32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.40 AZN162.18	$94.90 MKD5,139.82	-0.5%
Average			-16.5%

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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: April 2025

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