Skopje vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$395
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
44
19
😀 Quality of life
68
44
🏙️ Population
423K
7.01M

The cost of living in Skopje is 46% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6460th and 7987th ($849 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 Zhumadian. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 4637th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$7830

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72 km or 44 mi Prilep
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$595
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$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
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$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
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$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506