Saitama vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$429
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
99
43
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
527K

The cost of living in Saitama is 40% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4896th and 6533rd ($1063 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 484th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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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