Hong Kong vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
7.41M
423K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 202% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 621st and 6421st ($2674 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 632nd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Skopje

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Hong Kong Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206