Kathmandu vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$147
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
846K
527K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 44% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8885th and 6502nd ($443 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Nepal vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6524th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$4291

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$321
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$294
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$306
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$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191