Minneapolis vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	84	43
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	430K	423K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 199% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1145th and 6556th ($2308 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 237th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Skopje

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	Minneapolis	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$4225

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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