Bratislava vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$884
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$688
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
479K
423K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 76% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3861st and 6421st ($1561 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 669th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Skopje

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Bratislava Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$5443

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$2213
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$1885
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$1898
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
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$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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