Dresden vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$729
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
563K
527K

The cost of living in Dresden is 86% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3857th and 6502nd ($1462 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Germany vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 203rd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4291

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$1413
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$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
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$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