Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 71.7% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
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