Dongguan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$250
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
423K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 15% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7169th and 6556th ($656 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and North Macedonia, respectively. Check China vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2941st and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Skopje

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Dongguan Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4225

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$916
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$588
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$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
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$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
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$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
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$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117