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Veles vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Veles is 2.4% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 99.1% more in Veles
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Veles
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Veles
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Veles
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Veles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% less in Veles
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Veles

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

Veles vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.1% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Veles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.72 MKD299.69	+36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$4.77 MKD249.74	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.35 MKD70.74	+181.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.87 MKD45.36	+182.0%
Average			+99.1%

Beijing vs. Veles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Veles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$0.54 MKD28.08	-68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$1.50 MKD78.57	-79.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.06 MKD212.58	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.01 MKD105.46	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$1.81 MKD95.03	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.48 MKD25.35	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.65 MKD33.98	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.59 MKD30.75	-26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.73 MKD38.41	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.43 MKD22.75	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.63 MKD32.85	+52.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Veles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.57 MKD291.99	+32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$49.98 MKD2,618.88	+58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$26,989.10 MKD1,414,196.09	+48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$6.10 MKD319.67	+31.9%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Veles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$12.26 MKD642.57	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$224.34 MKD11,755.29	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$175.75 MKD9,209.30	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$88.51 MKD4,638.02	+125.4%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Veles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$221.56 MKD11,609.51	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$1,220.13 MKD63,933.37	-94.8%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Veles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.53 MKD79.92	+36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$1.59 MKD83.25	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.05 MKD159.83	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$26.69 MKD1,398.54	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$3.41 MKD178.46	-59.5%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Veles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$22.88 MKD1,198.75	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$19.06 MKD998.96	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$75.76 MKD3,969.51	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$114.00 MKD5,973.50	+8.0%
Average			-27.6%

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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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