Skopje vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$351
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
43
70
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
527K
12.7M

The cost of living in Skopje is 25% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5170th ($760 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4828th and 3722nd 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
$7.09
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$22097

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$563
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$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
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$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645