Chisinau vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$505
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
639K
423K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6080th and 6556th ($892 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5665th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Skopje

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Chisinau Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$4225

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$829
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$502
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$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
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$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
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$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117