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Kumanovo vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kumanovo is 4.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Kumanovo
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Kumanovo
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in Kumanovo
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Kumanovo
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Kumanovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Kumanovo
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in Kumanovo

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

Kumanovo vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$5.72 MKD300.58	+36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$4.77 MKD250.49	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.43 MKD75.15	+198.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.10 MKD57.61	+257.1%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$0.70 MKD36.86	-58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$5.18 MKD272.19	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$4.93 MKD259.17	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.01 MKD105.77	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.30 MKD173.38	+115.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.46 MKD23.96	-53.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.65 MKD34.09	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.59 MKD30.84	-26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.73 MKD38.53	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.43 MKD22.81	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.48 MKD25.48	+17.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$5.59 MKD293.65	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$32,152.03 MKD1,689,762.70	+76.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$6.10 MKD320.62	+31.9%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$15.21 MKD799.62	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$250.36 MKD13,157.78	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$205.37 MKD10,793.41	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$102.05 MKD5,363.35	+159.9%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$221.56 MKD11,644.21	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$1,220.13 MKD64,124.45	-94.8%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.62 MKD85.17	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$1.50 MKD78.90	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.24 MKD170.33	-22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$28.60 MKD1,502.92	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$4.77 MKD250.49	-43.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Kumanovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$33.36 MKD1,753.40	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$13.35 MKD701.36	-63.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$75.76 MKD3,981.37	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$52.43 MKD2,755.35	-50.3%
Average			-41.8%

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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: December 2025

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