Rome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$891
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
87
63
🏙️ Population
2.87M
527K

The cost of living in Rome is 123% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2685th and 6533rd ($1697 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Italy and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Italy vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 230th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Skopje

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Rome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116