Hefei vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$216
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
9.37M
423K

The cost of living in Hefei is 24% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7469th and 6460th ($643 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4318th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$4833

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$620
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$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195