Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 1.5% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 58.5% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 13.6% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Eritrea

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

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Eritrea vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$21.00 ERN315.00	+221.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$5.99 ERN89.85	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$1.00 ERN15.00	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$1.00 ERN15.00	-13.8%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 58.5% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$1.50 ERN22.50	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$6.06 ERN90.85	+29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$4.38 ERN65.70	+94.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$12.17 ERN182.57	+318.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$5.54 ERN83.16	+1005.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.58 ERN8.69	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.91 ERN13.61	+59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$0.53 ERN7.94	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.82 ERN12.25	+105.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.42 ERN6.35	+5.4%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$9.46 ERN141.95	+69.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$8.00 ERN120.00	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+100.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	??
Average			+9.2%

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pay 13.6% less for housing

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+1018.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$19.12 ERN286.76	-80.8%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$25.00 ERN375.00	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-36.6%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$0.60 ERN9.00	-70.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$0.80 ERN12.00	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$27.00 ERN405.00	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$1.20 ERN18.00	-79.7%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Macedonia	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+120.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+242.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+125.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+51.9%
Average			+125.7%

Macedonia vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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