Bucharest vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$449
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
76
43
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
527K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 26% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6533rd ($961 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Romania vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 703rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4244

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$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
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116