Skopje among the Cheapest Cities in the World

Skopje found itself on the 221st position from the total of 224 on the list prepared by the web portal Expatistan, which measures the costs of living in different places across the globe, Telegraf.mk reads.

From the capitals of the countries in the region, best positioned is Ljubljana, taking the 129th place, then follows Athens on the 131st position.

According to the cost of living index, Zagreb and Belgrade are on the 173rd and the 195th position respectively. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo takes the 197th position, and Sofia comes on the 207th place.


The cheapest cities in the world are Kharkov and Kiev in Ukraine, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmadabad in India, Kishinev in Moldova, Kiev in Ukraine and Murree in Pakistan.

The most expensive city in the world according to this index is Zurich, followed by Oslo, London, Geneva, Singapore, and New York.

Expatistan is a portal which shows the prices of the costs of living comparatively between cities. It is the biggest free-of-charge data base of the prices in inhabited places across the world.