Skopje vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$351
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
527K
8.69M

The cost of living in Skopje is 9% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6533rd and 6811th ($760 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in North Macedonia and Iran, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 4828th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$1883

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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569