Riyadh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$946
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
45
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
7.01M
423K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 84% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3529th and 6421st ($1632 vs $887) 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 879th and 4908th 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
$8.06
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$5443

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$793
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$931
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$815
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$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
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$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206