Ashgabat vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$798
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
43
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
1.03M
423K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 105% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3105th and 6556th ($1584 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8250th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$4225

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$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
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117