Skopje vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2082
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$420
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$665
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$896
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
45
14
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
423K
9.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 44% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6377th and 7898th ($880 vs $610) 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 1 months in Skopje compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 4420th and 7422nd 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
$8.68
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.2
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2755
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.22
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.73
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5403
$18568

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$675
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$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531