Chisinau vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$535
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
45
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
567K
423K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 10% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5780th and 6377th ($969 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Moldova vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Skopje. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5599th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207