Ottawa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$569
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	43
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	527K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 185% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1355th and 6533rd ($2170 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Canada and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Canada vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 117th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Skopje

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	Ottawa	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$4244

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

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