Ankara vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$439
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
5.8M
527K

The cost of living in Ankara is 16% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6106th and 6502nd ($907 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Turkey vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1608th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191