Portland vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	88	43
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	653K	423K

The cost of living in Portland is 241% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 603rd and 6556th ($2629 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 157th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Skopje

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	Portland	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$4225

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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