Nicosia vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$789
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
56.8K
423K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 67% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4107th and 6421st ($1485 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 563rd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$5443

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$1380
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$1416
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$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
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$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$1150
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$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206