Dongguan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$257
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
10.5M
527K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 14% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7055th and 6502nd ($678 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 18th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3115th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$4291

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$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
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$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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$589
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$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
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$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191