Samsun vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1913
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$355
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
23
45
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
1.37M
423K

The cost of living in Samsun is 11% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6818th and 6421st ($786 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Turkey and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Turkey vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Samsun compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Samsun ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5950th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Skopje

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Samsun Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.85
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.89%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3447
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907

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