Sheffield vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	43
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	518K	423K

The cost of living in Sheffield is 129% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2490th and 6556th ($1764 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 1st in the United Kingdom and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 141st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Skopje

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	Sheffield	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$4225

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750

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