Manchester vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
45
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
548K
423K

The cost of living in Manchester is 167% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1156th and 6421st ($2365 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 78th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Skopje

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Manchester Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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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