Bishkek vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$431
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
45
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
423K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 10% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6825th and 6377th ($789 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Skopje. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6437th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Skopje

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Bishkek Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207