Jakarta vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$365
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
10.6M
527K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 6% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6708th and 6533rd ($718 vs $760) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4403rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$4244

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$573
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$480
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$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
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$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
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$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
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$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
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$511

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$563
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$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
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
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$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116