Sharjah vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$912
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
1.25M
423K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 66% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4144th and 6421st ($1473 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 352nd and 4908th 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
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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