Raleigh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	44
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	468K	423K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 174% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1213th and 6460th ($2327 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 212th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$4833

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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