Doha vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2014
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4398
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2333
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2972
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
41
45
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
1.19M
423K

The cost of living in Doha is 127% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1994th and 6421st ($2014 vs $887) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 537th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Skopje

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Doha Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$6.17
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1972
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4680
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$136
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11285
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

Cities near Skopje

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