Cost of living comparison

Skopje, Macedonia

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 3.2% cheaper than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 51.3% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 93.1% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 MKD356.46	$5.61 TJS61.12	-10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 MKD297.22	$9.16 TJS99.77	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MKD100.22	$0.62 TJS6.79	-64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 MKD70.14	$0.28 TJS3.06	-77.2%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD38.16	$0.57 TJS6.22	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 MKD225.16	$4.28 TJS46.58	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 MKD254.86	$3.05 TJS33.16	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 MKD120.35	$1.75 TJS19.07	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MKD209.71	$1.88 TJS20.52	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.49	$0.54 TJS5.92	+21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.22	$1.07 TJS11.64	+83.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD32.40	$1.09 TJS11.89	+91.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD44.56	$0.38 TJS4.16	-51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.91	$0.34 TJS3.65	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MKD25.72	$0.24 TJS2.64	-46.2%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 51.3% less for transportation

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 MKD307.69	$3.19 TJS34.71	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	$4.68 TJS50.94	-82.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	$20,113.17 TJS219,021.25	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 MKD336.85	$3.18 TJS34.64	-46.2%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	$23.95 TJS260.79	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	$413.18 TJS4,499.27	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	$210.49 TJS2,292.08	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	$50.33 TJS548.06	-53.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 93.1% more for childcare

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	$106.65 TJS1,161.32	-63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	$13,658.24 TJS148,730.71	+249.5%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 MKD118.89	$1.12 TJS12.22	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 MKD111.61	$2.29 TJS24.96	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD158.52	$2.34 TJS25.47	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	$37.11 TJS404.09	+5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.09 MKD346.75	$4.68 TJS50.94	-23.2%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Skopje	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	$28.06 TJS305.61	-53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	$36.11 TJS393.22	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	$76.71 TJS835.34	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	$53.79 TJS585.75	-43.3%
Average			-24.8%

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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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