Meru vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$175
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
44
😀 Quality of life
32
68
🏙️ Population
42.7K
423K

The cost of living in Meru is 35% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8291st and 6460th ($549 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Kenya and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Kenya vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8680th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$4833

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$533
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$623
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$612
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$654
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$548
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$582
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$596
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$552
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$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
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$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
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$524

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
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$1080
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$1036
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$701
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$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195