Palermo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$511
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$417
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1381
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
19
43
😀 Quality of life
76
63
🏙️ Population
668K
527K

The cost of living in Palermo is 51% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4566th and 6533rd ($1150 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 1st in Italy and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Italy vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Palermo compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Palermo ranked 33rd best city to live in Italy vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 799th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$844
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.67%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1030
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.24
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.2
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$4244

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$1027
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$927
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$1163
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1120
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1122
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1103
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1469
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1338
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1608
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1670
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1524
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1708
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1657
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1278
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1372
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1017
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1324
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$418
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1527
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$596
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1430
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1337
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$466
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$514
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$355
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1065
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1294
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1321
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1307

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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
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$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