Shenzhen vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$507
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
17.5M
423K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 6% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6106th and 6421st ($939 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 1113th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Skopje

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Shenzhen Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$5443

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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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