Kaohsiung vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$339
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
2.73M
527K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 23% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5786th and 6533rd ($932 vs $760) 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 1.2 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 320th and 4828th 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
$3.13
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116