Seattle vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	43
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	737K	423K

The cost of living in Seattle is 291% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 158th and 6556th ($3015 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 98th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Skopje

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	Seattle	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$4225

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117