Manchester vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	43
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	548K	423K

The cost of living in Manchester is 168% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6556th ($2071 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 85th and 4750th 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	$16.7	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$4225

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117