Skopje vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$421
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
48
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
423K
1.47M

The cost of living in Skopje is 16% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6421st and 5278th ($887 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in North Macedonia and Russia, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 4908th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Yekaterinburg

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Skopje Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688