Skopje vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$395
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
77
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
423K
12.6M

The cost of living in Skopje is 68% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6460th and 8651st ($849 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in North Macedonia and China, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4637th and 4484th 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
$8.52
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$19556

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$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
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$1195

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563