Skopje vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Skopje	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$351	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$569	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$579	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	27
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	527K	673K

The cost of living in Skopje is 43% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4103rd ($760 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in North Macedonia and Spain, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 4828th and 1412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Zaragoza

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	Skopje	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.31	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.82%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2029	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.95	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.98	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.31	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.28	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.13	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.8	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.3	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4244	$7028

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Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$563
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$570
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$531
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$602
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$534
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$576
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$692
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$626
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$664
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$581
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$591
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$598
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1002
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$702
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$798
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$670
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$548
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1017
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$852
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$951
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1009
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$762
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$989
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$945
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$594
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$984
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1013
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1027
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1047
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$628
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1116

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219