Skopje vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1864
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$368
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
527K
12.7M

The cost of living in Skopje is 23% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6502nd and 5553rd ($785 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4654th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.76%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1578
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4291
$26560

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$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
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$661
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$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
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$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
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$749
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$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
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$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
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$648
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$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645