North Macedonia vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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North Macedonia Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1814
$1505
🏠 One person rent
$360
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$734
$477
💸 GDP per capita
$9310
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
5%
51%
🎓 Higher education
67
66
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
1.84M
41.2M

The average cost of living in North Macedonia ($770) is 25% more expensive than in Ukraine ($617). North Macedonia ranked 134th vs 162nd for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in North Macedonia compared to 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 74th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in North Macedonia vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for North Macedonia and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

North Macedonia Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.06
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$58
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.89%
16.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$1308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.66
$4.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$4.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3244
$5099

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In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$892
423K
Tetovo
$739
63.2K
Bitola
$680
69.3K
Kumanovo
$651
70.8K
Prilep
$605
63.3K
Ohrid
$720
38.8K
Veles
$582
40.7K
Strumica
$700
33.8K
Stip
$586
42K
Kavadarci
$608
32K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$863
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Donetsk
$523
902K
Dnipro
$772
969K
Odesa
$587
1.01M
Lviv
$739
717K
Zaporizhia
$504
710K
Luhansk
$690
418K
Mykolaiv
$561
470K
Kryvyi Rih
$497
604K
Makiivka
$535
343K
Vinnytsia
$588
370K
Horlivka
$643
257K
Chernivtsi
$542
265K
Chernihiv
$530
287K
Mariupol
$523
250K
Cherkasy
$498
270K
Poltava
$512
283K
Khmelnytskyi
$511
274K
Kherson
$417
279K
Sumy
$494
266K
Kremenchuk
$436
215K
Kamianske
$645
227K
Zhytomyr
$572
262K
Ternopil
$431
225K
Rivne
$395
245K
Kramatorsk
$627
147K
Kropyvnytskyi
$540
220K
Lutsk
$538
216K
Bila Tserkva
$438
209K