Saitama vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$488
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$704
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
43
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
423K

The cost of living in Saitama is 55% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4495th and 6556th ($1196 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Japan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 748th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Skopje

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Saitama Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$4225

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SaitamaSkopje

Cost of living

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5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
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6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
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$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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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