Brussels vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
196K
527K

The cost of living in Brussels is 149% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1988th and 6502nd ($1958 vs $785) 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 173rd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$4291

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Skopje

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