Dubai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.94M
423K

The cost of living in Dubai is 173% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 1039th and 6421st ($2420 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 203rd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Skopje

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Dubai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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