Hamburg City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	43
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.91M	423K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 160% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1818th and 6556th ($2007 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 40th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Skopje

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	Hamburg City	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$4225

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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