Jakarta vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$375
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
10.6M
527K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 4% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6641st and 6502nd ($757 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4600th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$4291

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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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