Brussels vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	45
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	196K	423K

The cost of living in Brussels is 133% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6421st ($2065 vs $887) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 99th and 4908th 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	$24.7	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$5443

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$680
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$769
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$593
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$617
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$609
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$694
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$678
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$735
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$571
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$705
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1150
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$692
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$713
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1256
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$857
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1022
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$839
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1156
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$905
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1191
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$871
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1329
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1013
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$940
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1066
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$794
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1068
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1150
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1108
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1047
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$723
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$990
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1206