Barcelona vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
1.64M
527K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 133% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6533rd ($1773 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Spain vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 193rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Skopje

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