San Jose, United States vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	44
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.01M	423K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 366% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6th and 6460th ($3952 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 88th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Skopje

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	San Jose	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$4833

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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