Amman vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$383
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
527K

The cost of living in Amman is 28% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5667th and 6502nd ($1004 vs $785) 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 0.7 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 3456th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$4291

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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191