Kaohsiung vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$353
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
2.71M
423K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5770th and 6377th ($971 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Skopje. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 281st and 4420th 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
$4.32
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207