Gothenburg vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$808	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	675K	423K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 110% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2959th and 6556th ($1623 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Sweden vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 78th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Skopje

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	Gothenburg	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$4225

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117