Is the recipient of a Skype international phone call charged?

I have been using Skype for some time, mostly just for Skype to Skype calls, but also in some occasions when my cell phone has been inaccessible for whatever reason. I know that for calls to a landline or mobile phone within the country the recipient of the call is not charged, but does that apply to international calls as well? What I mean to say is that I know I will have to spend my Skype credit on the phone call, but will the person I am calling overseas be charged for receiving that call, or will it be exactly the same as calling someone within my own country? I have a couple of friends I want to call, but I don't want them to pay a fortune because of me. I did look on the Skype website, and there is no information at all to help me, so if someone who has used it to call a mobile phone/landline in another country could let me know, that would be fantastic.