Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Macedonia

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 23.7% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 14.0% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Macedonia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Macedonia are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Macedonia.

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Macedonia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 38.2% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$6.53 MKD358.14	+63.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$5.60 MKD306.88	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.62 MKD88.84	+167.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.16 MKD63.63	+76.6%
Average			+38.2%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.71 MKD38.75	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$3.67 MKD201.39	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$4.67 MKD256.29	+14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.26 MKD123.77	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.91 MKD159.35	-36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.50 MKD27.49	-79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.63 MKD34.55	+111.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.57 MKD31.16	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.80 MKD43.84	+159.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.40 MKD21.80	+80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.40 MKD22.03	-17.6%
Average			-5.7%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.60 MKD306.85	+58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	+32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$33,276.49 MKD2M	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$5.79 MKD317.47	+64.2%
Average			+14.0%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$17.88 MKD980.35	-91.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	-36.3%
Average			-57.7%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	+110.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$4,102.29 MKD225K	-86.4%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.05 MKD112.36	+156.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$1.69 MKD92.77	+84.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$3.13 MKD171.51	-60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$5.90 MKD323.66	+57.4%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	+84.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	+19.4%
Average			+5.2%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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