Dhaka vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$118	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$704
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	423K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 44% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8899th and 6556th ($430 vs $772) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 4750th 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	$1.89	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4225

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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