Skopje vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$421
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
67
68
🏙️ Population
423K
12.6M

The cost of living in Skopje is 73% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6421st and 8643rd ($887 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Skopje compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 4908th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Zhengzhou

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Skopje Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$21713

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$680
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556