Lima vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$426
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
9.94M
527K

The cost of living in Lima is 23% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5780th and 6533rd ($932 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Peru vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4655th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$4244

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$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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