Skopje vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$351
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
74
😀 Quality of life
63
82
🏙️ Population
527K
1.87M

The cost of living in Skopje is 17% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6533rd and 5887th ($760 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4828th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$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
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741