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Skopje vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 60.4% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 74.5% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 85.9% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 27.5% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 36.1% more in Skopje

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

Skopje vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$7.63 MKD404.52	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$6.67 MKD353.95	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$1.99 MKD105.51	+189.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$1.35 MKD71.35	+278.3%
Average			+124.0%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$0.81 MKD43.01	+66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$4.69 MKD248.97	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$5.03 MKD266.57	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$2.25 MKD119.26	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$3.60 MKD190.77	+64.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$0.51 MKD27.20	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$0.65 MKD34.49	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$0.66 MKD35.22	-28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$0.98 MKD52.08	+37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$0.39 MKD20.92	+53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$0.43 MKD22.57	+94.0%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 74.5% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$5.90 MKD312.73	+89.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$28.60 MKD1,516.94	+145.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	$34,316.17 MKD1,820,323.86	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$5.53 MKD293.27	+72.7%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 85.9% more for housing

	Bishkek	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$19.14 MKD1,015.08	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$433.93 MKD23,018.16	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$319.07 MKD16,925.09	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$122.18 MKD6,481.18	+312.4%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$322.60 MKD17,112.30	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	$4,902.78 MKD260,070.90	-6.6%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.86 MKD151.69	+108.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$2.22 MKD117.97	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$3.24 MKD171.92	+77.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$38.77 MKD2,056.58	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$6.67 MKD353.95	+38.9%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 36.1% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$86.11 MKD4,567.66	+121.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$41.03 MKD2,176.20	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$105.63 MKD5,603.03	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$116.10 MKD6,158.78	+9.8%
Average			+36.1%

Bishkek vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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