Nizhny Novgorod vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1590	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$255	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$507	$569
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	43
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	1.25M	527K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 22% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7706th and 6533rd ($596 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Russia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Russia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5856th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.51	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$311	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5368	$4244

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$563
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$570
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$602
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$534
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$576
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$692
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$626
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$664
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$581
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$591
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$598
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1002
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$702
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$798
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$670
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$548
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1017
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$852
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$951
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1009
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$762
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$989
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$945
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$594
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$984
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1013
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1027
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1047
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$628
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1116