Accra vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$260
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
43
😀 Quality of life
52
63
🏙️ Population
1.78M
423K

The cost of living in Accra is 6% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6556th ($729 vs $772) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6085th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$4225

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$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$588
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$682
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$545
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117