Ankara vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$487
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$704
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
5.8M
423K

The cost of living in Ankara is 24% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5741st and 6556th ($959 vs $772) 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 0.7 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 1858th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$4225

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$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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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