Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 65.8% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
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