Manchester vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
548K
527K

The cost of living in Manchester is 172% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1500th and 6502nd ($2137 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 76th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191