Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 94.9% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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