Addis Ababa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$407
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
3.04M
527K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5819th and 6533rd ($923 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7141st and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Skopje

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Addis Ababa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116