Barcelona vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
1.66M
527K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 140% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2198th and 6502nd ($1887 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 238th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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