Los Angeles vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$805
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	423K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 296% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 65th and 6460th ($3361 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 74th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Skopje

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	Los Angeles	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$4833

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Skopje

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