Kaohsiung vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$382
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
2.72M
423K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 13% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5666th and 6421st ($999 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 364th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Skopje

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Kaohsiung Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5443

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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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