Rome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1750
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4293
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$929
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1885
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
527K

The cost of living in Rome is 123% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2722nd and 6502nd ($1750 vs $785) 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 294th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7363
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$513
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191