Ramallah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$474
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
55
43
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
39K
527K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 33% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5228th and 6533rd ($1011 vs $760) 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 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6114th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$4244

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$2068
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$1896
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$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
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$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
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$2113
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$2212
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$1920
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$1776
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$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
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$1746
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$1499

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$534
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$576
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$691
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$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
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$664
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$581
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$533
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$1004
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$591
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$598
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$704
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$1002
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$702
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$798
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$1057
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$670
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$1028
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$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
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$852
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$951
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$1009
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$762
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$989
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$945
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$1030
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$594
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$984
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$1013
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$1177
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$1027
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$628
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$816
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$1116