Foshan vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$234
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
45
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
9.5M
423K

The cost of living in Foshan is 29% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7755th and 6377th ($627 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1 months in Skopje. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2991st and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Skopje

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Foshan Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$5403

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$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
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$2663
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$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$793
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$766
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$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
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$802
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$797
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$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
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$600
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$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
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$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
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$648
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$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
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$675
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$770
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$587
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$620
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$591
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$610
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$718
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$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
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$702
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$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
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$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
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$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
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$1386
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$1030
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$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
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$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
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$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
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$1285
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$1107
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$1039
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$727
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$930
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$1207