Birmingham vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	423K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 153% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6556th ($1951 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 35th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Skopje

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	Birmingham	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$4225

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Skopje

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