Brisbane vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
43
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.36M
527K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 210% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 930th and 6533rd ($2356 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 18th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116