San Diego vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	86	45
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	1.39M	423K

The cost of living in San Diego is 296% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 52nd and 6377th ($3486 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United States and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United States vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1 months in Skopje. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 155th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Skopje

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	San Diego	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$5403

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$675
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$770
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$587
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$620
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$591
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$610
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$663
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$738
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$702
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1092
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$687
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$731
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1264
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$830
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1030
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$849
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1093
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$859
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1386
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1030
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$918
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1053
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$772
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1048
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1078
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1107
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1039
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$727
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$930
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1207