Bratislava vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$854
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$805
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
479K
423K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 76% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3966th and 6460th ($1497 vs $849) 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 595th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$4833

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$2132
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$1859
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$1976
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$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
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$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
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$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195