Mexico City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$1864
🏠 One person rent	$611	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	43
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	9.21M	527K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 52% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4630th and 6502nd ($1190 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Mexico vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3360th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Skopje

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	Mexico City	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$4291

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

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