Skopje vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Skopje	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$772	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1834	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$368	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	46
😀 Quality of life	63	55
🏙️ Population	423K	2.96M

The cost of living in Skopje is 10% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6556th and 6253rd ($772 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in North Macedonia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4750th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Tashkent

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	Skopje	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2252	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1584	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.26	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4225	$9301

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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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785