Jeddah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$541
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
4.7M
423K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 36% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4809th and 6460th ($1155 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 894th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$4833

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
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$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
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$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