Shenzhen vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$484
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
43
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
17.5M
527K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 24% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5744th and 6533rd ($939 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 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 460th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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