Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 98.4% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$7.14
MKD412.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$4.46
MKD257.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$1.52
MKD87.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$1.13
MKD65.47
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.85
MKD49.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$3.78
MKD218.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$5.09
MKD293.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$2.20
MKD126.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$3.35
MKD193.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.39
MKD22.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.61
MKD35.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$0.51
MKD29.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.86
MKD49.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.35
MKD19.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.34
MKD19.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$6.32
MKD364.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
$26.77
MKD1,545.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$26,768.76
MKD1,545,716.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$5.89
MKD340.06
|
|
pay 86.6% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$19.12
MKD1,104.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$315.10
MKD18,195.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$226.89
MKD13,101.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$108.91
MKD6,288.97
|
|
pay 83.4% more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$262.21
MKD15,140.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$4,291.68
MKD247,816.07
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$2.14
MKD123.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$1.73
MKD99.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$2.68
MKD154.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$30.30
MKD1,749.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$5.35
MKD309.14
|
|
pay 92.4% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$67.51
MKD3,898.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$37.20
MKD2,148.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$77.72
MKD4,487.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$91.01
MKD5,255.49
|
|
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