Ramallah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2575
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$456
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$668
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
57
45
😀 Quality of life
31
67
🏙️ Population
43.9K
423K

The cost of living in Ramallah is 27% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4985th and 6421st ($1122 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Palestine and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Palestine vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8803rd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs Skopje

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Ramallah Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.05
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.56
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.05
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.67
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$5443

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$2288
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$2260
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$978
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$2253
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$2066
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$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
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$910
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$2385
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$2320
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$895
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$2449
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$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
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$2031
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$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
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$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
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$2136
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$2098
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$1761

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$619
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$694
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$678
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$735
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$571
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$705
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$717
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$1150
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$692
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$713
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$851
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$1256
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$857
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$1022
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$1122
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$839
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$1156
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$905
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$1191
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$871
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$1329
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$1013
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$940
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$1119
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$1066
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$1193
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$794
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$1068
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$1150
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$1272
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$1108
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$1047
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$723
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$990
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$1206