Dushanbe vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1683
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$276
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$154
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
863K
527K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 16% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7313th and 6533rd ($638 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tajikistan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7225th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Skopje

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Dushanbe Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.13%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.53
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13332
$4244

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$632
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$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116