Manchester vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
548K
423K

The cost of living in Manchester is 167% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1330th and 6460th ($2265 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 107th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195