Meru vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$177
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
43
😀 Quality of life
29
63
🏙️ Population
42.7K
527K

The cost of living in Meru is 36% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8601st and 6533rd ($486 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8527th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$4244

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$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
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$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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