Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 38.4% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
|
pay 59.6% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
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