Lima vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$453
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
44
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
9.94M
423K

The cost of living in Lima is 23% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5274th and 6460th ($1040 vs $849) 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3631st and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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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