Dhaka vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1864
🏠 One person rent	$121	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$701
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	527K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8916th and 6502nd ($428 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5968th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Skopje

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	Dhaka	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$4291

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$589
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$641
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$549
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$571
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$545
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$661
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$685
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$645
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$521
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$529
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1053
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$676
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$712
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1086
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$743
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$936
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$852
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1046
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$792
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1072
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$943
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1043
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1050
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$787
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1035
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$808
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1036
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$989
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$657
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$895
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1191