Malaga vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3537
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$941
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1683
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1781
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
24
43
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
586K
527K

The cost of living in Malaga is 94% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3616th and 6502nd ($1519 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 Malaga compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 654th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1968
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1402
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6321
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2750
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.91
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14939
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429

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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