Singapore City vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	5.87M	423K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 296% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 129th and 6556th ($3059 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Singapore vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 11th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Skopje

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	Singapore City	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$4225

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

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