Athens vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$722
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$688
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
643K
423K

The cost of living in Athens is 65% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4184th and 6421st ($1462 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 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 639th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Skopje

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Athens Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206