Skopje vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$351
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
527K
2.6M

The cost of living in Skopje is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4516th ($760 vs $1169) 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 0.8 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 4828th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$19102

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$576
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$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
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$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
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$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
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
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$816
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$1011
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$860
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$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
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$917
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$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
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$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589