Quanzhou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$279
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
8.78M
527K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 9% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6533rd ($689 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6124th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$4244

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$676
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$851
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$721
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$675
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$719
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$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083

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$563
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$570
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$531
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$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
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$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
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$1177
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$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116