Skopje vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$368
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
423K
1.87M

The cost of living in Skopje is 5% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6556th and 6380th ($772 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4750th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$6108

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$588
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$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682