Crete vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$532
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
33
43
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
623K
527K

The cost of living in Crete is 51% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4641st and 6502nd ($1186 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Greece vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1944th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Crete Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Skopje

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