Cost of living comparison
Amman is 28.8% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Amman instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.68
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.80
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.58
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.75
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.72
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.70
|
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.42
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.40
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.26
|
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.37
|
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.69
|
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.32
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.34
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.76
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.68
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,528.81
|
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,528,810.41
|
$32,421.76
JOD22,980.550
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.34
|
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.24
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD17,996.04
|
$348.46
JOD246.990
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,958.24
|
$264.96
JOD187.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,220.19
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,975.01
|
$201.81
JOD143.040
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,105.55
|
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.320
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.30
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.69
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.88
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,730.74
|
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.76
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Skopje
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,855.83
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,124.61
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,438.58
|
$104.73
JOD74.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,198.00
|
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
|
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