Guangzhou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$333
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
527K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 2% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6607th and 6533rd ($742 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 955th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116