Madrid vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
3.33M
527K

The cost of living in Madrid is 141% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2194th and 6502nd ($1889 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 149th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191