Ottawa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.02M
423K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 147% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1744th and 6460th ($2096 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 129th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195