Guangzhou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$333
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$701
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6502nd ($763 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1036th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191