Manchester vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
548K
527K

The cost of living in Manchester is 163% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1798th and 6533rd ($1998 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 110th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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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