Bratislava vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$705
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$704
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
476K
423K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 65% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4275th and 6556th ($1275 vs $772) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 568th and 4750th 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
$8.92
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$4225

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$1844
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$1582
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$1719
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$784
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$919
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$1627
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$943
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1586
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1039
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1098
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1381
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$701
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1118
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$987
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1559
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1087
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$794
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1553
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1329
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1169
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1107
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$786
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$892
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1085
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1075
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1104
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$983
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1120
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$827
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1237
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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