Skopje vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$395
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
89
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
423K
13.9M

The cost of living in Skopje is 31% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6460th and 7452nd ($849 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4637th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$18657

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$720
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$572
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$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$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
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
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$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
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$573