Damascus vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$323
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
29
45
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
2.69M
423K

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7245th and 6377th ($706 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7855th and 4420th 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
$9.98
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207