Skopje vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$420
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$896
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
65
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
423K
12.7M

The cost of living in Skopje is 10% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6377th and 6776th ($880 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Skopje compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4420th and 2020th 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
$8.68
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5403
$20341

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$675
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$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635