Skopje vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Skopje	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2082	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$657	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	67	67
🏙️ Population	423K	955K

The cost of living in Skopje is 50% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6421st and 2952nd ($887 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in North Macedonia and Spain, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 4908th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Tenerife

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	Skopje	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2841	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1870	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.43	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.5	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5443	$6610

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Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$680
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490