Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 37.0% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 55.7% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Taipei

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.37	$4.71 NT$153.60	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.41	$5.65 NT$184.31	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.60	$0.92 NT$29.95	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.88	$0.65 NT$21.29	-51.5%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Skopje	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$2.02 NT$65.98	+162.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.39	$9.85 NT$321.18	+147.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.47	$11.54 NT$376.52	+142.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.22	$2.72 NT$88.80	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.16	$4.45 NT$145.15	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$2.23 NT$72.74	+239.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$1.51 NT$49.15	+134.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.51	$1.38 NT$45.15	+126.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.72	$2.02 NT$65.87	+132.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.37	$1.25 NT$40.67	+220.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$1.04 NT$33.95	+184.1%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Skopje	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.56	$3.94 NT$128.61	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.51	$37.67 NT$1,228.76	+38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.47	$8.95 NT$291.83	+53.8%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 55.7% more for housing

	Skopje	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.72	$27.40 NT$893.79	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,971.99	$1,012.31 NT$33,023.00	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,820.55	$482.92 NT$15,753.37	+48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,565.03	$66.27 NT$2,161.83	-44.6%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Skopje	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,513.04	$662.67 NT$21,617.12	+86.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$16,675.66 NT$544K	+193.5%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.75	$2.83 NT$92.16	+3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.08	$3.42 NT$111.71	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.68	$3.92 NT$128.00	+13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.52	$41.15 NT$1,342.28	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.34	$9.73 NT$317.43	+33.9%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Skopje	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,622.32	$63.18 NT$2,061.08	-24.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,025.63	$39.99 NT$1,304.38	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,590.71	$84.98 NT$2,772.03	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,189.16	$105.09 NT$3,428.02	-6.7%
Average			-10.8%

Skopje vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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