Minsk vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$293
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
62
43
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
2M
527K

The cost of living in Minsk is 15% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7206th and 6533rd ($649 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Belarus vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3890th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$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