Addis Ababa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$674
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
423K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 30% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4878th and 6377th ($1148 vs $880) 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 1 months in Skopje. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7160th and 4420th 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
$3.98
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207