San Diego vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	86	44
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.39M	423K

The cost of living in San Diego is 309% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 43rd and 6460th ($3469 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 0.9 months in Skopje. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 97th and 4637th 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	$21.5	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$4833

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195