Skopje vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$351
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$569
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
63
41
🏙️ Population
527K
9.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 30% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6533rd and 7809th ($760 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 332nd in China, while ranked 4828th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.82%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.95
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.13
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.86
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4244
$13369

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$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
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$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532