Skopje vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$421
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
67
72
🏙️ Population
423K
12.7M

The cost of living in Skopje is 13% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6421st and 6833rd ($887 vs $782) 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 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4908th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Suzhou

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Skopje Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$17664

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$680
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$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623