Melbourne vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
100
68
🏙️ Population
5.35M
423K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 189% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 829th and 6377th ($2543 vs $880) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1 months in Skopje. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1st and 4420th 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
$15.5
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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