Skopje vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$420
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$896
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
81
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
423K
13.9M

The cost of living in Skopje is 29% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6377th and 7400th ($880 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Skopje compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4420th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Tianjin

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Skopje Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5403
$16559

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546