Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 12.4% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Skopje
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
|
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