Minsk vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$350
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
62
43
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
1.99M
527K

The cost of living in Minsk is 9% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6834th and 6502nd ($717 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3775th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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