Bratislava vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$911
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
481K
423K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 81% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3630th and 6377th ($1590 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 662nd and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$5403

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$2240
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$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
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$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207