Amman vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$398
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
423K

The cost of living in Amman is 19% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6460th ($1009 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Jordan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3561st and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$4833

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195