Cologne vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$967
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.07M
527K

The cost of living in Cologne is 130% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2484th and 6533rd ($1752 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Germany vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 12th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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