Barcelona vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
45
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
1.73M
423K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 139% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6421st ($2116 vs $887) 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 1.2 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 205th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Skopje

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Barcelona Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206