Columbus vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	906K	423K

The cost of living in Columbus is 178% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1476th and 6556th ($2145 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 249th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Skopje

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	Columbus	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$4225

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$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