Brussels vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
196K
423K

The cost of living in Brussels is 131% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1939th and 6377th ($2030 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 121st and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Skopje

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Brussels Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$5403

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207