Amman vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$358
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
69
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
527K

The cost of living in Amman is 29% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5457th and 6533rd ($981 vs $760) 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 3121st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116