Brisbane vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	44
😀 Quality of life	98	68
🏙️ Population	2.71M	423K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 143% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1813th and 6460th ($2065 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9th and 4637th 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	$14.4	$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$4833

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$642
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$720
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$572
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$575
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$592
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$595
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$655
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$667
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$697
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$670
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$730
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1294
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$819
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1041
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$819
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1107
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$857
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1181
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$854
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1244
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$973
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$945
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1047
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$764
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1040
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1115
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1080
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1036
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$701
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$967
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1195