Skopje vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$420
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$896
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
423K
2.43M

The cost of living in Skopje is 29% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6377th and 4646th ($880 vs $1248) 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 1 months in Skopje compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4420th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Taipei

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Skopje Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5403
$16947

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$675
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$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612