Skopje vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$421
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
94
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
423K
2.44M

The cost of living in Skopje is 29% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6421st and 4661st ($887 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4908th and 266th 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
$8.82
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$18442

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$609
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$619
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$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
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$1206

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
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$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602