Skopje vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$368
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
423K
2.6M

The cost of living in Skopje is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6556th and 4534th ($772 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4750th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$19749

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$556
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$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
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$1117

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581