North Macedonia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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North Macedonia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$339
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$536
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$706
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$9310
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
80
🌐 English speaking %
5%
89%
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
1.79M
10.6M

The average cost of living in North Macedonia ($741) is 57% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). North Macedonia ranked 136th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in North Macedonia compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 75th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in North Macedonia vs Sweden

We calculate prices for North Macedonia and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 60 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

North Macedonia Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3130
$6191

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In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$849
423K
Bitola
$667
69.3K
Tetovo
$720
63.2K
Kumanovo
$642
70.8K
Prilep
$592
63.3K
Ohrid
$697
38.8K
Veles
$572
40.7K
Strumica
$670
33.8K
Stip
$575
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K