Calgary vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$569
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	527K

The cost of living in Calgary is 178% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1526th and 6533rd ($2113 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 66th and 4828th 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	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$4244

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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