Nuremberg vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nuremberg	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1753	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4305	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$874	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$1508	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3888	$896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	45
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	526K	423K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 99% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2992nd and 6377th ($1753 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Germany and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Germany vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Nuremberg compared to 1 months in Skopje. Nuremberg ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 131st and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Skopje

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	Nuremberg	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$836	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7307	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.37	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.05	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.3	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19685	$5403

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$675
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$770
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$587
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$620
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$591
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$610
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$663
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$738
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$702
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1092
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$687
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$731
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1264
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$830
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1030
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$849
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1093
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$859
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1386
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1030
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$918
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1053
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$772
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1048
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1078
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1107
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1039
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$727
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$930
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1207