Skopje vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$368
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
423K
2.33M

The cost of living in Skopje is 12% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6556th and 6171st ($772 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4750th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$18619

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$639
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$682
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$662
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$1015
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$711
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$935
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$1028
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$679
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$1070
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$765
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$1042
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$866
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$1037
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$1027
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$772
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$965
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$975
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$1070
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$749
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$943
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$972
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$1106
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$988
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$973
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$614
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
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$813
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$796
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$770
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$747
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$625
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$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
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$688
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$681
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$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
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$603
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$1154
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$682
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$649
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$661
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$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$616
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