Athens vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$633
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
43
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
664K
527K

The cost of living in Athens is 69% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4210th and 6533rd ($1287 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 560th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116