Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 21.6% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$5.72
KGS505.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$0.54
KGS47.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.27
KGS24.08
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$0.40
KGS35.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$3.58
KGS316.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$2.76
KGS243.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$1.58
KGS139.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$2.17
KGS191.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.39
KGS34.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.72
KGS63.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.81
KGS71.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.66
KGS58.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.21
KGS18.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.19
KGS16.44
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$2.75
KGS242.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$6.86
KGS606.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$18,588.42
KGS1,642,469.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$2.80
KGS247.63
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$12.25
KGS1,082.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$380.68
KGS33,636.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$249.68
KGS22,061.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$27.14
KGS2,397.83
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$167.30
KGS14,782.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$7,341.74
KGS648,714.77
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$1.37
KGS121.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$1.78
KGS157.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$1.32
KGS116.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$42.06
KGS3,716.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$4.00
KGS353.76
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$22.88
KGS2,021.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$36.40
KGS3,216.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$76.90
KGS6,794.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$79.44
KGS7,019.10
|
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