Ottawa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
1.02M
527K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 185% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1290th and 6502nd ($2236 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 167th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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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