Rome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$688
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
45
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
423K

The cost of living in Rome is 135% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1819th and 6421st ($2082 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 179th and 4908th 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
$16.6
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206