Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Macedonia

Skopje vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Skopje is 38.8% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Skopje
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Skopje
Transportation: pay 75.9% more in Skopje
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Skopje
Childcare: pay 26.8% more in Skopje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Skopje
Clothing: pay 29.0% more in Skopje

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and childcare in Skopje are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Skopje.

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Skopje vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Skopje instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Skopje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$9.58 MKD525.47	+261.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.45 MKD353.80	+92.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.83 MKD100.43	+305.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$1.34 MKD73.75	+423.7%
Average			+204.2%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Skopje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.77 MKD42.21	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$3.98 MKD218.01	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.76 MKD261.02	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$2.46 MKD134.98	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$3.35 MKD183.84	+140.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.66 MKD36.01	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.64 MKD35.19	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.61 MKD33.45	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.87 MKD47.64	+40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.39 MKD21.34	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.37 MKD20.09	-62.0%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 75.9% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Skopje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$6.00 MKD328.99	+89.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$27.26 MKD1,494.95	+132.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$5.82 MKD318.92	+81.8%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Jakarta	Skopje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$418.20 MKD22,932.64	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$324.42 MKD17,790.03	+64.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+46.6%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Skopje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+132.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$5,681.18 MKD312K	-30.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Skopje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.73 MKD149.49	+8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.09 MKD114.88	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$3.45 MKD189.36	+22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$38.17 MKD2,092.93	+46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.27 MKD398.65	+116.8%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Skopje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$84.15 MKD4,614.40	+43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	+28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	+41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$112.67 MKD6,178.55	+6.1%
Average			+29.0%

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