Kyiv vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$456
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
2.95M
423K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 4% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6330th and 6460th ($879 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4632nd and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195