Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 70.2% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
KGS507.93
|
$7.14
MKD410.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
$4.46
MKD256.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KGS47.85
|
$1.52
MKD87.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
KGS24.20
|
$1.13
MKD65.21
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KGS35.68
|
$0.85
MKD49.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
KGS317.95
|
$3.78
MKD217.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.76
KGS244.83
|
$5.09
MKD292.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
KGS140.02
|
$2.20
MKD126.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KGS192.50
|
$3.35
MKD192.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
KGS34.43
|
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS64.03
|
$0.61
MKD34.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
KGS72.10
|
$0.51
MKD29.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KGS59.02
|
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS19.06
|
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.53
|
$0.34
MKD19.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.75
KGS243.95
|
$6.32
MKD363.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.86
KGS609.52
|
$26.77
MKD1,539.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,588.42
KGS1,650,782.14
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.80
KGS248.89
|
$5.89
MKD338.69
|
|
pay 82.8% more for housing
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.25
KGS1,088.05
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$380.68
KGS33,807.13
|
$315.10
MKD18,121.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.68
KGS22,173.31
|
$226.89
MKD13,048.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.14
KGS2,409.97
|
$108.91
MKD6,263.63
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.30
KGS14,857.04
|
$262.21
MKD15,079.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
$4,291.68
MKD246,817.46
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
$2.14
MKD123.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.78
KGS158.02
|
$1.73
MKD99.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
KGS116.82
|
$2.68
MKD153.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.06
KGS3,735.48
|
$30.30
MKD1,742.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
KGS355.55
|
$5.35
MKD307.90
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.88
KGS2,031.73
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.40
KGS3,232.30
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.90
KGS6,828.88
|
$77.72
MKD4,469.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.44
KGS7,054.62
|
$91.01
MKD5,234.31
|
|
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