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Skopje vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 34.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Skopje
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in Skopje

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Skopje are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Skopje.

Skopje vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$7.63 MKD400.78	+81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$6.67 MKD350.68	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.99 MKD104.54	+314.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.35 MKD70.69	+338.2%
Average			+192.5%

Beijing vs. Skopje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$0.81 MKD42.61	-52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.69 MKD246.67	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.03 MKD264.11	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.25 MKD118.16	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.60 MKD189.00	+134.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.51 MKD26.95	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.65 MKD34.17	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.66 MKD34.90	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.98 MKD51.59	+63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.39 MKD20.72	+13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.43 MKD22.36	+3.1%
Average			+4.2%

Beijing vs. Skopje - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$5.90 MKD309.84	+40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$28.60 MKD1,502.92	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$34,316.17 MKD1,803,500.15	+88.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$5.53 MKD290.56	+19.5%
Average			+34.6%

Beijing vs. Skopje - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$19.14 MKD1,005.70	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$433.93 MKD22,805.42	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$319.07 MKD16,768.66	-36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$122.18 MKD6,421.28	+211.2%
Average			+42.2%

Beijing vs. Skopje - Cost of housing

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$322.60 MKD16,954.14	-54.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$4,902.78 MKD257,667.29	-78.9%
Average			-66.8%

Beijing vs. Skopje - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.86 MKD150.29	+155.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.22 MKD116.88	-23.4%
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	$38.77 MKD2,037.58	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.67 MKD350.68	-20.7%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$86.11 MKD4,525.45	+38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$41.03 MKD2,156.09	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$105.63 MKD5,551.25	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$116.10 MKD6,101.86	+10.0%
Average			+22.6%

Beijing vs. Skopje - Cost of clothing

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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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