Cologne vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
423K

The cost of living in Cologne is 121% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2200th and 6377th ($1941 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1 months in Skopje. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 21st and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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