Saint Petersburg vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$497	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	43
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	5.6M	423K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 26% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5668th and 6556th ($974 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Russia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Russia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3598th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Skopje

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	Saint Petersburg	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$4225

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Skopje

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