Foshan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$156
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
9.5M
527K

The cost of living in Foshan is 24% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7900th and 6533rd ($575 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1721st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$4244

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$824
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$785
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$1083
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$831
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$857
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$806
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$752
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$738
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$799
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$716
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$777
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$735
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$812
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$588
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$589
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$525
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$611
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$691
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$692
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$626
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$664
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$581
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$533
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$1004
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$591
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$598
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$704
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$1002
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$702
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$798
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$1057
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$670
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$1028
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$548
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$1017
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$852
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$951
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$1009
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$762
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$989
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$945
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$1030
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$594
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$984
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$1013
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$1177
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$1027
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$628
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