Brisbane vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
2.36M
527K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 217% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 781st and 6502nd ($2491 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 15th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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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