Dongguan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$263
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
10.5M
423K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 22% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7341st and 6460th ($662 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 20th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3389th and 4637th 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
$2.78
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$4833

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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195