Rome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1718
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$929
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1682
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1842
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
423K

The cost of living in Rome is 123% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2624th and 6556th ($1718 vs $772) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 337th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2124
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7056
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9864
$4225

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$964
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201

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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