Montreal vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$986
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
1.76M
527K

The cost of living in Montreal is 149% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6502nd ($1954 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Canada vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 60th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$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