Almaty vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$464
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
423K

The cost of living in Almaty is 14% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6556th ($881 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4016th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$4225

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$749
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$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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$588
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$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
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$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
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$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117