Philadelphia vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
1.6M
423K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 195% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 741st and 6377th ($2597 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1 months in Skopje. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 118th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Skopje

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Philadelphia Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

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