Nashville vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	45
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	689K	423K

The cost of living in Nashville is 179% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 924th and 6421st ($2477 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 281st and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Skopje

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	Nashville	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$5443

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

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