Medina vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$353
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
20
43
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
1.41M
527K

The cost of living in Medina is 9% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6257th and 6502nd ($853 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3833rd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$4291

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$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191