Los Angeles vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$896
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	45
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	423K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 288% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 62nd and 6377th ($3420 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Skopje. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 50th and 4420th 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	$22.4	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5403

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$675
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$770
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$587
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$620
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$591
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$610
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$663
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$738
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$702
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1092
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$687
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$731
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1264
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$830
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1030
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$849
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1093
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$859
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1386
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1030
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$918
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1053
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$772
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1048
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1078
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1107
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1039
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$727
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$930
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1207