Manchester vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
45
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
548K
423K

The cost of living in Manchester is 167% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1193rd and 6377th ($2348 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1 months in Skopje. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 84th and 4420th 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
$20.3
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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