Skopje vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Skopje	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$849	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1992	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$614	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$805	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	74
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	423K	459K

The cost of living in Skopje is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6460th and 1045th ($849 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in North Macedonia and the United States, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4637th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Virginia Beach

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	Skopje	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.52	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2564	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1758	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$319	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4833	$16163

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Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710