Skopje vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$368
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
43
90
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
423K
13.9M

The cost of living in Skopje is 12% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6556th and 6956th ($772 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 4750th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$18215

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$588
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$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616