Skopje vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$420
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$896
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
423K
2.36M

The cost of living in Skopje is 11% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6377th and 5651st ($880 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4420th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Taoyuan

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Skopje Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5403
$19490

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473