Sharjah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$958
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$704
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
83
63
🏙️ Population
1.25M
423K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 94% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 3460th and 6556th ($1494 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and North Macedonia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 412th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Skopje

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Sharjah Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$4225

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$2240
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$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$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
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$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