Al Ain vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$612
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
767K
527K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 49% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4616th and 6533rd ($1132 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 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 496th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4244

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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$563
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$570
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$531
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$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
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$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
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$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
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$1177
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$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
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$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116