Dushanbe vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$265	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$704
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	43
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	863K	423K

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7600th and 6556th ($605 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7359th and 4750th 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	$5.46	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$4225

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

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