Austria vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4732
$1814
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3058
$734
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$9310
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
40
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
8.98M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1978) is 157% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($770). Austria ranked 19th vs 134th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 18th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Austria and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 10 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.

Austria North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$750
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1866
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8987
$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6197
$1473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.46
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17839
$3244

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs North Macedonia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2144
1.97M
Graz
$1692
293K
Linz
$1766
212K
Salzburg
$1893
155K
Innsbruck
$1864
131K
Klagenfurt
$1790
101K
Wels
$1587
65.3K
Villach
$1761
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1814
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1953
48.1K
Feldkirch
$2151
33.4K
Steyr
$1610
38K
Amstetten
$1474
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1735
55.5K
Leonding
$1683
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1918
26.3K
Leoben
$1441
24.6K
Bregenz
$1846
29.6K
Traun
$1700
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1515
22.8K
Lustenau
$1890
23.6K
Hallein
$1862
21.2K
Modling
$1990
20.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1747
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1890
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1433
25K

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