Skopje vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$421
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
67
72
🏙️ Population
423K
1.85M

The cost of living in Skopje is 3% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6421st and 6264th ($887 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 4908th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Tainan

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Skopje Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$5587

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697