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Skopje

North Macedonia
6.89of 10
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Comparing with

Manaus

Brazil
4.47of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Skopje wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in currency strength.

FinancialSkopje+3.77.5 × 3.8
SafetySkopje+2.66.6 × 4.0
CurrencySkopje+3.87.0 × 3.3
QualityManaus+0.36.3 × 6.6
IntegrationManaus+0.46.4 × 6.8

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
SkopjeManaus
Financial environmentweight 30%
7.0
Tax burden
3.0
8.0
Cost of living
2.0
8.0
Ease of doing business
5.0
7.0
Investment returns
8.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
7.0
Entry and residence
7.0
6.0
Political and social stability
2.0
7.0
Personal and property safety
2.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
7.0
Currency stability
3.0
8.0
Strength against the dollar
1.0
6.0
Purchasing power
6.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.0
Infrastructure and services
5.0
7.0
Culture and lifestyle
8.0
6.0
Environmental quality
8.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
6.0
Language and communication
6.0
7.0
Communities and support networks
8.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Skopje
your income
US$ 1,008
Manaus
US$ 1,006
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Skopje, left overUS$ 445a month
In Manaus, left overUS$ 446a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

SkopjeManaus
0h20h40h60hRent53.5 × 62.8Groceries37.4 × 16Transport3.3 × 5.2Utilities16.7 × 10.6Leisure9.2 × 10

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Skopje
160 days
Manaus
122 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Skopje: no sourced paid twice (health insurance)

Skopje takes more tax than Manaus. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

SkopjeManaus
Income tax and social security38%26%
Tax on purchases6%7%
Paid twice (health insurance)—9%
Total cost of the State44%42%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: taxsummaries.pwc.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · bancobmg.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · documentacao.senior.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · ncmbrasil.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva)

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
SkopjeMacedonian
ManausPortuguese
Currency
SkopjeMKD
ManausBRL
Time zone
SkopjeUTC+1
ManausUTC-4
Population
Skopje526,376 (2024-12-31)
Manaus2,327,101 (2026)

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