Doha vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
44
44
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
423K

The cost of living in Doha is 118% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2509th and 6460th ($1849 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Qatar vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 608th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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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