Skopje vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$351
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$3734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
527K
548K

The cost of living in Skopje is 60% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6533rd and 2098th ($760 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in North Macedonia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 2 months in The Hague. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4828th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$25.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$8049

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$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
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$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539