Guangzhou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$342
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
423K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6854th and 6377th ($785 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Skopje. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1149th and 4420th 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
$2.93
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$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
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207