Skopje vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$395
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
68
84
🏙️ Population
423K
2.33M

The cost of living in Skopje is 10% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6460th and 5995th ($849 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4637th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$14970

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$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
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$655
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$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
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$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
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$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
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$1195

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
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$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
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$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
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$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451