Rotterdam vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
94
45
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
664K
423K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 197% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 676th and 6421st ($2637 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the Netherlands and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 24th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

Cities near Skopje

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