Essen vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$681
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
585K
527K

The cost of living in Essen is 94% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3595th and 6502nd ($1525 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 31st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$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