Prague vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
45
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
1.4M
423K

The cost of living in Prague is 116% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2377th and 6377th ($1899 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 244th and 4420th 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
$10.6
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340

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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