Saitama vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$364
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
44
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.33M
423K

The cost of living in Saitama is 22% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5298th and 6460th ($1037 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 750th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195