Quanzhou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$296
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
53
44
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
8.78M
423K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 27% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7641st and 6460th ($621 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th 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 Quanzhou compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4086th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
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$615
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$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941

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$642
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$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
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$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195