Budapest vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$750
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$688
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
81
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
423K

The cost of living in Budapest is 66% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6421st ($1469 vs $887) 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 680th and 4908th 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
$12.2
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206