Calgary vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	423K

The cost of living in Calgary is 145% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1781st and 6460th ($2079 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Canada vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 160th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Skopje

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	Calgary	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$4833

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195