Madrid vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
45
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.51M
423K

The cost of living in Madrid is 136% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1805th and 6421st ($2089 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 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 190th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Skopje

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Madrid Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206