Medina vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$673
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
22
44
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
1.41M
423K

The cost of living in Medina is 39% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6460th ($1182 vs $849) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4114th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$4833

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$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