Jakarta vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1834
🏠 One person rent	$343	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$704
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	80	43
😀 Quality of life	65	63
🏙️ Population	10.6M	423K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 9% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6556th ($701 vs $772) 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 4292nd and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Skopje

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	Jakarta	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$4225

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$588
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$682
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$545
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$561
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$537
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$556
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$595
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$635
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$636
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$463
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$612
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1030
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$639
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$682
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1015
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$711
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$935
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$679
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1070
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$866
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1037
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1027
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$772
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$965
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$975
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$749
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$943
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$972
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$988
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$973
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$614
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$816
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1117