Budapest vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$810
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
423K

The cost of living in Budapest is 80% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3675th and 6377th ($1580 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Hungary vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Skopje. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 646th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Skopje

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Budapest Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$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