Leipzig vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$764	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	620K	423K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 96% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3353rd and 6556th ($1516 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 87th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Skopje

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	Leipzig	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$4225

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

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