Skopje vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$368
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
63
38
🏙️ Population
423K
9.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 33% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6556th and 7893rd ($772 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 4750th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.26
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$14854

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$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
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$1117

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484