Madrid vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$986
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
3.28M
527K

The cost of living in Madrid is 127% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2577th and 6533rd ($1726 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Spain vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 121st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116