Skopje vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$395
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
25
😀 Quality of life
68
39
🏙️ Population
423K
2.44M

The cost of living in Skopje is 26% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6460th and 7283rd ($849 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in North Macedonia and Cameroon, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4637th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$1806

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778