Rome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$805
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
423K

The cost of living in Rome is 138% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1942nd and 6460th ($2020 vs $849) 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 292nd and 4637th 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
$17.4
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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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