Louisville vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	60	43
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	246K	423K

The cost of living in Louisville is 136% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2336th and 6556th ($1821 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 299th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Skopje

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	Louisville	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$4225

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117