Cyprus vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cyprus North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1505
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1651
🏠 One person rent
$855
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1608
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1759
$657
💸 GDP per capita
$36551
$8624
😃 Human freedom index
8.25
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
40
🌐 English speaking %
75.1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Cyprus ($1505) is 121% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($682). Cyprus ranked 31st vs 144th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Cyprus compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 28th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cyprus vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Cyprus and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cyprus North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$671
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1620
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1334
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$81.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1281
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.22
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.1
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.7
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.2
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7505
$3548

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cyprus

City Cost of living Population
Limassol
$1968
235K
Nicosia
$1302
330K
Larnaca
$1368
59.2K
Paphos
$1551
36K
Kyrenia
$1136
33.2K
Aradippou
$1134
19.2K
Famagusta
$1252
40.9K
Ypsonas
$1702
11.1K
Paralimni
$1158
15K
Dali
$1243
10.5K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$772
423K
Tetovo
$682
63.2K
Kumanovo
$588
70.8K
Bitola
$635
69.3K
Prilep
$537
63.3K
Veles
$545
40.7K
Ohrid
$636
38.8K
Strumica
$612
33.8K
Stip
$561
42K
Kavadarci
$556
32K