Kaohsiung vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$342
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
83
63
🏙️ Population
2.73M
527K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 19% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6046th and 6502nd ($932 vs $785) 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 389th and 4654th 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
$3.76
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191