Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 4.9% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD332.97
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD90.85
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.07
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD36.94
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD220.54
|
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD262.40
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD121.05
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD204.07
|
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.57
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.20
|
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD45.65
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.84
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.92
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD307.82
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,441.22
|
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,789,096.52
|
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD337.94
|
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,143.03
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD19,907.03
|
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,502.58
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD5,980.17
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,006.37
|
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD242,225.77
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD119.27
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD108.42
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD159.03
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD1,987.89
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD347.88
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,840.84
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,052.71
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,507.15
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,133.36
|
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
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