Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 60.1% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
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Skopje
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD333.40
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.97
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.16
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.98
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.82
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.74
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.21
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.33
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.60
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.75
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.24
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.71
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.87
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.95
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD308.21
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,443.07
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,791,398.20
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD338.38
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 50.4% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,144.50
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,932.64
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,521.24
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,987.87
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,026.96
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,537.40
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.43
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.56
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.24
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,990.44
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD348.33
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,845.78
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,055.35
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,512.95
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,139.96
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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