Skopje vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$351
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
527K
13.9M

The cost of living in Skopje is 10% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6533rd and 6886th ($760 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4828th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$16123

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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600