Brisbane vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
98
67
🏙️ Population
2.71M
423K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 156% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1349th and 6421st ($2269 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Australia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3rd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Skopje

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Brisbane Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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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