Prague vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4454
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1992
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$456
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2307
$688
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
45
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
1.4M
423K

The cost of living in Prague is 115% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2387th and 6421st ($1909 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 285th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Skopje

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Prague Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10243
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1061
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17389
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206