Skopje vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$351
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
527K
12.6M

The cost of living in Skopje is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6533rd and 8471st ($760 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4828th and 3944th 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
$7.09
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$4818

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617