Denmark vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$706
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$9310
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
40
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
5.98M
1.79M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 187% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($741). Denmark ranked 15th vs 136th 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 2 months in Denmark compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 2nd and 75th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Denmark and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 27 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.

Denmark North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.5
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$1969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$1442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$3130

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs North Macedonia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$849
423K
Bitola
$667
69.3K
Tetovo
$720
63.2K
Kumanovo
$642
70.8K
Prilep
$592
63.3K
Ohrid
$697
38.8K
Veles
$572
40.7K
Strumica
$670
33.8K
Stip
$575
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K