Barcelona vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$704
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
87
63
🏙️ Population
1.7M
423K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 139% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2276th and 6556th ($1841 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 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 270th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$4225

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$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117