Quebec City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$826	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	44
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	549K	423K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 92% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6460th ($1632 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Canada vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 300th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Skopje

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	Quebec City	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$4833

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195