Lima vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$443
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$701
😷 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 26% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6502nd ($986 vs $785) 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 0.5 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 4404th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
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$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191