Budapest vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$540
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
1.71M
527K

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4647th and 6533rd ($1124 vs $760) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 485th and 4828th 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
$9.31
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Skopje

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