Al Ain vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$704
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
43
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
767K
423K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 139% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2271st and 6556th ($1844 vs $772) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1000th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$4225

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$1239
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$2379
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$1494
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$2240
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$1828
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$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
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$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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$588
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$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
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$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