Damascus vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$225
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
25
43
😀 Quality of life
36
63
🏙️ Population
2.5M
527K

The cost of living in Damascus is 23% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6533rd ($583 vs $760) 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 7665th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$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
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$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
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116