Skopje vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Skopje	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$880	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2082	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$665	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$896	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	423K	459K

The cost of living in Skopje is 64% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6377th and 978th ($880 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 1 months in Skopje compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 4420th and 286th 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	$8.68	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2755	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.22	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.87	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$381	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5403	$16143

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Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$675
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$770
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$587
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$620
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$591
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$610
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$663
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$738
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$702
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1092
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$687
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$731
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1264
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$830
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1030
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$849
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1093
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$859
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1386
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1030
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$918
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1053
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$772
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1048
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1078
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1107
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1039
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$727
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$930
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1207

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769