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Skopje vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 54.2% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 98.4% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 62.4% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 37.0% more in Skopje

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Skopje are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Astana	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT3,811.54	$7.63 MKD409.80	-2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,690.50	$6.67 MKD358.57	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT461.38	$1.99 MKD106.89	+111.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT265.58	$1.35 MKD72.28	+147.9%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Astana	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT219.98	$0.81 MKD43.57	+80.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,191.37	$4.69 MKD252.22	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,833.10	$5.03 MKD270.05	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT818.82	$2.25 MKD120.82	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT986.89	$3.60 MKD193.26	+78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT279.28	$0.51 MKD27.55	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT401.72	$0.65 MKD34.94	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT415.11	$0.66 MKD35.68	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT379.04	$0.98 MKD52.75	+26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT116.86	$0.39 MKD21.19	+65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT82.03	$0.43 MKD22.86	+153.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 98.4% more for transportation

	Astana	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT849.86	$5.90 MKD316.81	+239.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT6,726.25	$28.60 MKD1,536.74	+108.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10M	$34,316.17 MKD2M	+70.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,587.33	$5.53 MKD297.10	-24.6%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Astana	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,545.05	$19.14 MKD1,028.34	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT224K	$433.93 MKD23,318.67	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT153K	$319.07 MKD17,146.04	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT19,318.85	$122.18 MKD6,565.80	+209.6%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Astana	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT112K	$322.60 MKD17,335.70	+40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2M	$4,902.78 MKD263K	+2.5%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT538.10	$2.86 MKD153.67	+160.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT999.59	$2.22 MKD119.51	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT887.86	$3.24 MKD174.16	+78.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT23,600.00	$38.77 MKD2,083.43	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,511.13	$6.67 MKD358.57	+30.1%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

	Astana	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT26,103.70	$86.11 MKD4,627.30	+61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT16,469.12	$41.03 MKD2,204.61	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT40,208.02	$105.63 MKD5,676.18	+28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT41,843.88	$116.10 MKD6,239.19	+35.8%
Average			+37.0%

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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: March 2026

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