Abu Dhabi vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
45
😀 Quality of life
85
67
🏙️ Population
1.57M
423K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 133% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1859th and 6421st ($2070 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 447th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Skopje

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Abu Dhabi Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$5443

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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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