Baltimore vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	44
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	586K	423K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 174% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1219th and 6460th ($2323 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 128th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Skopje

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	Baltimore	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$4833

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195