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Macedonia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 14.2% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 42.3% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 28.6% more in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Macedonia

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

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$5.93 MKD314.42	+39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$5.13 MKD272.13	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.65 MKD87.58	+171.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.21 MKD64.23	+113.7%
Average			+75.8%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.70 MKD37.37	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$4.16 MKD220.78	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$4.90 MKD259.75	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.07 MKD109.74	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.97 MKD157.41	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.46 MKD24.23	-85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.65 MKD34.40	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.58 MKD30.80	-45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.78 MKD41.30	+92.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.42 MKD22.15	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.47 MKD24.83	-48.3%
Average			-9.1%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.62 MKD298.17	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+137.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$5.62 MKD298.10	+55.5%
Average			+42.3%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$15.96 MKD846.69	-87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	-13.8%
Average			-56.9%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of housing

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pay 28.6% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	+151.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-93.9%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.14 MKD113.35	+137.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$1.74 MKD92.40	+60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$3.09 MKD164.10	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.21 MKD276.60	+39.1%
Average			+30.2%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	+32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	-13.7%
Average			-11.8%

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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