Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 46.6% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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