New York City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	423K

The cost of living in New York City is 377% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4th and 6377th ($4202 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Skopje. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 15th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Skopje

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	New York City	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$5403

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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