Copenhagen vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
644K
527K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 216% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 795th and 6502nd ($2483 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Denmark vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191