Athens vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$675
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
43
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
643K
527K

The cost of living in Athens is 74% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4177th and 6502nd ($1366 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Greece vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 658th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Skopje

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