Raleigh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$704
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	43
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	468K	423K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 209% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 972nd and 6556th ($2388 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 221st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Skopje

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	Raleigh	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$4225

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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