Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Macedonia

Skopje vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 16.6% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 57.3% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Skopje
Childcare: pay 8.3% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Skopje

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Skopje are more expensive than in Bishkek.

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Skopje vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$9.58 MKD526.37	+39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.00	$6.45 MKD354.41	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$1.83 MKD100.60	+146.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$1.34 MKD73.88	+247.2%
Average			+49.2%

Bishkek vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$0.77 MKD42.29	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$3.98 MKD218.39	+4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$4.76 MKD261.47	+25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$2.46 MKD135.22	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$3.35 MKD184.16	+61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$0.66 MKD36.08	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$0.64 MKD35.25	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$0.61 MKD33.51	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$0.87 MKD47.72	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$0.39 MKD21.37	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$0.37 MKD20.13	+66.2%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.92	$6.00 MKD329.56	+60.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	+133.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.00	$5.82 MKD319.47	+28.8%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Bishkek	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.17	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.14	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.04	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	-22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.93	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	+211.1%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 8.3% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.04	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	+61.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-27.5%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.73 MKD149.75	+98.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.35	$2.09 MKD115.08	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$3.45 MKD189.68	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.47	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.00	$7.27 MKD399.34	+27.1%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.46	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	+51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.68	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	-14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.02	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.02	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	+24.9%
Average			+16.2%

Bishkek vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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