Minsk vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$408
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$688
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
2M
423K

The cost of living in Minsk is 6% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6618th and 6421st ($836 vs $887) 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 0.8 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 4692nd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Skopje

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Minsk Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206