Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 31.8% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Astana, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
|
pay 44.5% more for housing
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Astana
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
|
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