Skopje vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1864
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$368
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.8
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
527K
1.47M

The cost of living in Skopje is 12% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6502nd and 6924th ($785 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in North Macedonia and Russia, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4654th and 5229th 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
$6.53
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.76%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1578
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4291
$4718

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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191

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Distance City Cost of living
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$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628