Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.0 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD275.53
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD193.34
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.42
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.56
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.99
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD174.28
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD237.78
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.76
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.56
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.50
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.81
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.15
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.93
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.79
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.14
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD307.15
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,172.17
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,202,347.74
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD327.82
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,021.85
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,368.96
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,533.74
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,474.81
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,786.21
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,677.01
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.84
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD72.08
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD156.18
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,128.25
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD243.13
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,906.71
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,938.75
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,375.73
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,926.71
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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