Montreal vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$928
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
1.76M
527K

The cost of living in Montreal is 139% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2281st and 6533rd ($1821 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 30th and 4828th 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
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

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