Budapest vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$589
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
527K

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6502nd ($1185 vs $785) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 551st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$4291

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191