Bratislava vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$697
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
476K
527K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 67% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4266th and 6533rd ($1269 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 487th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$4244

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$1854
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$1602
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$1621
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
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$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116