Saitama vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$368
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$701
😷 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 32% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5386th and 6502nd ($1038 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 592nd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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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