Hong Kong vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
7.41M
527K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 244% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 503rd and 6533rd ($2614 vs $760) 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 1.6 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 168th and 4828th 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
$7.92
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116