Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Prilep, Macedonia

Prilep vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Prilep is 3.7% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Prilep
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Prilep
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Prilep
Housing: pay 1.7% less in Prilep
Childcare: pay 85.0% less in Prilep
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% less in Prilep
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Prilep

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Prilep are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Prilep. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Prilep.

Prilep vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prilep instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Prilep
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.91	$6.24 MKD326.16	+49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥39.88	$3.48 MKD181.77	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.55	$1.39 MKD72.71	+180.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$1.13 MKD59.07	+265.8%
Average			+114.6%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	Prilep
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.28	$0.67 MKD35.00	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.36	$3.62 MKD189.34	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.37	$4.48 MKD233.80	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.45	$1.72 MKD89.79	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.97	$2.72 MKD142.02	+77.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.57	$0.36 MKD18.55	-61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.10	$0.50 MKD26.11	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.36	$0.38 MKD19.93	-57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.18	$0.53 MKD27.48	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.64	$0.34 MKD17.86	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.37	$0.38 MKD19.93	-19.0%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Prilep
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.24	$5.37 MKD280.39	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥239.29	$17.40 MKD908.84	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥149,555.42	$31,317.20 MKD1,635,911.42	+50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥32.90	$5.92 MKD309.01	+28.8%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 1.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Prilep
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.18	$15.66 MKD817.96	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,662.86	$156.59 MKD8,179.56	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,528.50	$104.39 MKD5,453.04	-78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥301.23	$99.79 MKD5,212.46	+137.4%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 85.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Prilep
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,470.66	$191.38 MKD9,997.24	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,178.62	$1,113.50 MKD58,165.74	-95.1%
Average			-85.0%

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Prilep
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥7.98	$1.57 MKD81.80	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.82	$1.44 MKD74.98	-60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.93	$2.61 MKD136.33	-25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥469.02	$15.66 MKD817.96	-76.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.82	$4.18 MKD218.12	-50.0%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Prilep
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥448.94	$52.20 MKD2,726.52	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥248.54	$34.80 MKD1,817.68	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥597.97	$78.29 MKD4,089.78	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥771.25	$86.99 MKD4,544.20	-19.2%
Average			-10.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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