Melbourne vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$569
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	4.53M	527K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 210% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 933rd and 6533rd ($2356 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Australia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2nd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Skopje

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	Melbourne	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$4244

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$563
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$570
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$602
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$534
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$576
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$692
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$626
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$664
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$581
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$591
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$598
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1002
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$702
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$798
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$670
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$548
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1017
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$852
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$951
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1009
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$762
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$989
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$945
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$594
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$984
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1013
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1027
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1047
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$628
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1116