Melbourne vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
100
63
🏙️ Population
5.03M
527K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 205% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 923rd and 6502nd ($2397 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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