Antwerp vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$841
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$579
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
87
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
529K
527K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 117% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2878th and 6533rd ($1650 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Belgium and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Belgium vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 161st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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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