Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 31.0% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 87.0% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$4.00 ETB654.34	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$0.61 ETB99.06	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$0.66 ETB107.50	-43.4%
Average			-27.6%

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$1.19 ETB194.58	+68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$3.70 ETB604.57	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$4.09 ETB669.40	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$1.77 ETB289.63	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$4.59 ETB750.34	+57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$2.44 ETB399.44	+387.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.30 ETB48.73	-52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.99 ETB161.65	+73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$0.31 ETB50.42	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.22 ETB35.99	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.49 ETB79.77	+21.4%
Average			+6.0%

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$3.53 ETB577.22	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-24.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+65.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$3.53 ETB576.64	-39.1%
Average			-12.3%

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+1087.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$706.95 ETB116K	+167.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+98.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+57.1%
Average			+136.3%

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 87.0% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+635.9%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$0.80 ETB130.87	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$0.92 ETB150.32	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+155.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$3.75 ETB613.45	-36.5%
Average			-20.4%

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+102.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-16.3%
Average			-5.0%

Macedonia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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