Cologne vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
423K

The cost of living in Cologne is 132% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2104th and 6460th ($1968 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 23rd and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195