Addis Ababa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$739
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
33
44
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
423K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4519th and 6460th ($1289 vs $849) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7005th and 4637th 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
$4.52
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$4833

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195