Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 2.0% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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