Milwaukee vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	43
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	577K	423K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 166% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1702nd and 6556th ($2054 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 240th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$4225

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117