Jeddah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$495
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
45
43
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
4.7M
527K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 45% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4731st and 6533rd ($1100 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1616th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$4244

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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
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$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
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116