Quebec City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$829	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	45
😀 Quality of life	87	68
🏙️ Population	574K	423K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 87% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6377th ($1648 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 327th and 4420th 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	$18	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$5403

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Skopje

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