Skopje vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$351
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
40
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
527K
5.94M

The cost of living in Skopje is 6% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6533rd and 6358th ($760 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in North Macedonia and India, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 4828th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$1785

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$570
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$531
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$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
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$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361