Nicosia vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$775
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
44
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
56.8K
423K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 71% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4118th and 6460th ($1453 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 705th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$4833

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$1403
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$2175
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$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
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$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
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$1769

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$642
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$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
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$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
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$1225
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$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
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$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195