Hefei vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$277
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
9.37M
527K

The cost of living in Hefei is 7% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6780th and 6502nd ($727 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 Hefei compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4171st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$4291

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74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
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$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
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$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$989
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$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191