Skopje vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$421
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
45
14
😀 Quality of life
67
44
🏙️ Population
423K
9.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 48% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6421st and 7960th ($887 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 4908th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Skopje vs Zhoukou

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Skopje Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2841
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.4
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.43
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5443
$16685

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514