Guangzhou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$354
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
423K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 12% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6835th and 6421st ($782 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2285th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Skopje

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Guangzhou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206