Skopje vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$395
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
423K
12.7M

The cost of living in Skopje is 10% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6460th and 6778th ($849 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4637th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$15339

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72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
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$595
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$655
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$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
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$670
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$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
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$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
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$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
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$696
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$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
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$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
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$576
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$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610