Essen vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$759
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
579K
527K

The cost of living in Essen is 100% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3358th and 6533rd ($1519 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 32nd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116