Sarajevo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Sarajevo | Skopje | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Sarajevo is 10% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6050th and 6460th ($932 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Macedonia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5081st and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Sarajevo | Skopje | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 75 km or 47 mi | Mostar | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Tuzla | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Doboj | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Bijeljina | |
| 125 km or 78 mi |  Valjevo | |
| 138 km or 86 mi |  Mojkovac | |
| 139 km or 86 mi |  Dubrovnik | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Banja Luka | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Cavtat | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Slavonski Brod | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Cacak | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Kotor | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Split | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Berane | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Cetinje | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Kastela | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Sanski Most | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Podgorica | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Hvar | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Budva | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Prijedor | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Plav | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Osijek | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Novi Sad | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Belgrade | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Kragujevac | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sibenik | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Bar | |
| 219 km or 136 mi |  Shkoder | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Ulcinj | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Bihac | |
| 246 km or 153 mi |  Pecs | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zadar | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Bjelovar | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Pristina | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Baja | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Subotica |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 29 km or 18 mi |  Kumanovo | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Tetovo | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Veles | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Stip | |
| 72 km or 44 mi | Prilep | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Kavadarci | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Pristina | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Bitola | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Ohrid | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Strumica | |
| 138 km or 85 mi |  Blagoevgrad | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Plav | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Elbasan | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Pernik | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Tirana | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Nis | |
| 154 km or 95 mi | Kamez | |
| 155 km or 97 mi |  Giannitsa | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Shkoder | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Berane | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Korce | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Ptolemaida | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Bansko | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Sofia | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Veria | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Durres | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Ulcinj | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Podgorica | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Mojkovac | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Berat | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Kozani | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Bar | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Thessaloniki | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Serres | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Katerini | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Fier | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Cetinje | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Budva |