Riyadh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$936
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
45
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
7.01M
423K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 85% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3485th and 6377th ($1628 vs $880) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1 months in Skopje. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 899th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Skopje

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Riyadh Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$5403

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$821
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$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207