Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 87.7% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD410.45
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD256.53
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD87.17
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD65.19
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD49.05
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD217.17
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD292.40
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD126.26
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.53
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.92
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.52
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.68
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.90
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.59
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD363.13
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,539.21
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,539,206.17
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD338.63
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 98.2% more for housing
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,099.66
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,118.41
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD13,046.36
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,262.48
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD15,076.84
|
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD246,772.24
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD123.14
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD99.36
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD153.92
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,742.51
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD307.84
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,882.05
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,139.06
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,468.76
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,233.35
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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