Hempstead vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	43
😀 Quality of life	79	63
🏙️ Population	793K	423K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 245% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 556th and 6556th ($2664 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 636th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Skopje

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	Hempstead	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$4225

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

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