Cost of living comparison
Skopje is 5.8% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Skopje instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.26
MKD369.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.22
MKD308.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.76
MKD103.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.23
MKD72.74
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.67
MKD39.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$3.95
MKD233.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$4.48
MKD264.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$2.11
MKD124.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.68
MKD217.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.45
MKD26.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.58
MKD34.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.57
MKD33.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.78
MKD46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.37
MKD21.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.45
MKD26.67
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$5.40
MKD319.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$26.10
MKD1,541.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$31,317.20
MKD1,849,215.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$5.92
MKD349.30
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$18.44
MKD1,089.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$353.00
MKD20,843.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$260.84
MKD15,402.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$107.30
MKD6,336.13
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$290.93
MKD17,178.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$3,908.39
MKD230,782.59
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$2.09
MKD123.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$1.96
MKD115.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.78
MKD164.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$35.08
MKD2,071.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$6.09
MKD359.57
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Skopje
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$59.70
MKD3,525.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$34.80
MKD2,054.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$82.25
MKD4,856.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$94.90
MKD5,603.68
|
|
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