Kaohsiung vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$361
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
83
63
🏙️ Population
2.73M
423K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 24% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5750th and 6556th ($956 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 417th and 4750th 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
$3.82
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$4225

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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