Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.2 times more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD369.21
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD307.84
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD103.80
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD72.65
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.53
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD233.21
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD263.97
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD124.66
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD217.21
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.40
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.41
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.56
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD46.15
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.65
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.64
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD318.69
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,539.20
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,847,034.58
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD348.88
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,087.79
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,819.04
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,384.17
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,328.66
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD17,158.53
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD230,510.37
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD123.14
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD115.60
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD164.18
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,068.68
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD359.15
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,521.16
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,052.26
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,850.80
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,597.07
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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