Brussels vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$704
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
196K
423K

The cost of living in Brussels is 135% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2354th and 6556th ($1816 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Belgium vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 190th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$4225

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117