Dresden vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$637
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
566K
423K

The cost of living in Dresden is 64% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4158th and 6377th ($1448 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1 months in Skopje. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 96th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Skopje

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Dresden Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5403

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$1410
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$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
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$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207