Ramallah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2359
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$434
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$758
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
56
43
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
39K
423K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 29% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5524th and 6556th ($996 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Palestine and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the Palestine vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6159th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$776
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1126
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.08
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.36
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.5
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4230
$4225

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$1990
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$1042
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$866
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$772
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