Skopje vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$395
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
16
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
423K
9.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 46% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6460th and 7972nd ($849 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 4637th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$14551

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$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
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$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499