Riyadh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$944
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
7.01M
423K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 112% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2911th and 6556th ($1637 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 733rd and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$4225

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$969
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$861
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$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
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$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117