Damascus vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$315
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
39
68
🏙️ Population
2.69M
423K

The cost of living in Damascus is 21% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7287th and 6460th ($671 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7834th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195