Skopje vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$421
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
45
63
😀 Quality of life
67
48
🏙️ Population
423K
1.27M

The cost of living in Skopje is 16% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6421st and 5251st ($887 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in North Macedonia and South Africa, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 4908th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Soweto

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Skopje Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$4370

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$680
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$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950