Skopje vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Skopje	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$772	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1834	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$368	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	15
😀 Quality of life	63	47
🏙️ Population	423K	886K

The cost of living in Skopje is 28% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6556th and 4967th ($772 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in North Macedonia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4750th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Tabuk

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	Skopje	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2252	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1584	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.91	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.26	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4225	$8574

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Cities near Skopje

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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028