Skopje vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Skopje	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1864	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.8	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	527K	4.84M

The cost of living in Skopje is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6502nd and 312th ($785 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in North Macedonia and Australia, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4654th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Sydney

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	Skopje	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.42	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.76%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2272	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.41	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.73	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4291	$18951

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Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$589
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$641
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$549
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$571
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$545
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$661
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$685
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$645
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$521
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$529
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$610
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1053
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$676
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$712
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1086
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$743
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$936
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1086
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$852
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1046
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$792
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1072
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$943
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1043
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1050
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$787
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1035
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$808
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1036
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1043
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$989
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$657
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$895
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1191

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754