Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Skopje, Macedonia

Skopje vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 44.6% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 88.8% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 49.4% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$6.26 MKD356.46	+24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$5.22 MKD297.22	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.76 MKD100.22	+207.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$1.23 MKD70.14	+397.6%
Average			+165.0%

Tashkent vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$0.67 MKD38.16	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$3.95 MKD225.16	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$4.48 MKD254.86	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$2.11 MKD120.35	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$3.68 MKD209.71	+110.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.45 MKD25.49	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.58 MKD33.22	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.57 MKD32.40	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.78 MKD44.56	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.37 MKD20.91	+70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.45 MKD25.72	+160.8%
Average			+32.1%

Tashkent vs. Skopje - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.8% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$5.40 MKD307.69	+46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$26.10 MKD1,486.08	+143.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$31,317.20 MKD1,783,297.54	+69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$5.92 MKD336.85	+95.6%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 49.4% more for housing

	Tashkent	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$18.44 MKD1,050.25	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$353.00 MKD20,100.63	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$260.84 MKD14,853.30	-37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$107.30 MKD6,110.27	+236.3%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$290.93 MKD16,566.42	-0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$3,908.39 MKD222,555.97	-58.8%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$2.09 MKD118.89	+79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$1.96 MKD111.61	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$2.78 MKD158.52	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$35.08 MKD1,997.29	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$6.09 MKD346.75	+21.8%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$59.70 MKD3,399.65	+11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$34.80 MKD1,981.44	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$82.25 MKD4,683.41	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$94.90 MKD5,403.93	-29.6%
Average			-18.7%

Tashkent vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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