Riyadh vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$996
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
43
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
7.01M
527K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 116% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6533rd ($1642 vs $760) 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 1.6 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 1210th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$4244

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$1013
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$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116