Madrid vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
45
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
3.51M
423K

The cost of living in Madrid is 140% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1723rd and 6377th ($2109 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1 months in Skopje. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 160th and 4420th 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
$17.6
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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