Novosibirsk vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$294
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$554
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
49
43
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
1.63M
527K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 17% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7298th and 6502nd ($649 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 Novosibirsk compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5501st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Skopje

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Novosibirsk Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1841
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.42
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$4291

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$619
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$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
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$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191