Montreal vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$940	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.8M	423K

The cost of living in Montreal is 141% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2225th and 6556th ($1857 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Canada and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Canada vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 51st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Skopje

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	Montreal	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$4225

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

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