Skopje vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1864
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$368
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.8
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
527K
13.9M

The cost of living in Skopje is 11% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6502nd and 6862nd ($785 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4654th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.53
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.42
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.76%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1578
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4291
$16590

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$545
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$595
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$661
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$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
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$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
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$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
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$692
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$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
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$1191

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$700
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$734
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$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
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$657
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$526
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$618