Kyiv vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$367
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
43
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
2.95M
527K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 0% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6536th and 6533rd ($760 vs $760) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4566th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116