Damascus vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$310
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
2.69M
423K

The cost of living in Damascus is 24% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7406th and 6421st ($675 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Syria vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7899th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Skopje

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Damascus Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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