Munich vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	90	45
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	1.51M	423K

The cost of living in Munich is 187% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 863rd and 6377th ($2525 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Germany vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1 months in Skopje. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 44th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Skopje

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	Munich	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$5403

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$675
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$770
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$587
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$620
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$591
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$610
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$663
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$738
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$702
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1092
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$687
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$731
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1264
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$830
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1030
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$849
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1093
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$859
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1386
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1030
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$918
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1053
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$772
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1048
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1078
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1107
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1039
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$727
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$930
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1207