Philadelphia vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.6M	423K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 237% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 664th and 6556th ($2597 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 138th and 4750th 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	$20.1	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$4225

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117