Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 7.7% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$5.00
UZS63,415.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$3.50
UZS44,390.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$0.60
UZS7,672.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.34
UZS4,348.12
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$0.41
UZS5,196.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$3.14
UZS39,862.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$3.85
UZS48,792.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$1.63
UZS20,663.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$1.69
UZS21,462.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.62
UZS7,811.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.79
UZS9,971.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$1.03
UZS13,088.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.74
UZS9,363.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.23
UZS2,854.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.18
UZS2,318.20
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$3.53
UZS44,724.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$14.04
UZS178,110.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,326,156.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$2.65
UZS33,569.04
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$17.99
UZS228,161.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$603.41
UZS7,653,135.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$338.87
UZS4,297,869.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$33.36
UZS423,140.20
|
|
pay 19.4% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$222.55
UZS2,822,609.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,752,449.76
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$1.34
UZS16,935.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$1.61
UZS20,411.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$1.87
UZS23,695.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$43.35
UZS549,762.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$4.50
UZS57,108.72
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$54.37
UZS689,521.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$59.46
UZS754,083.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$97.85
UZS1,241,050.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$109.20
UZS1,384,951.51
|
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