Accra vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$174
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
2.39M
527K

The cost of living in Accra is 23% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7827th and 6533rd ($582 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Ghana vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5889th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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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