Ghana vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1550
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$206
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$706
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$9310
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
40
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
5%
🎓 Higher education
67
66
😀 Quality of life
39
57
🏙️ Population
34.4M
1.79M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($619) is 16% less expensive than in North Macedonia ($741). Ghana ranked 161st vs 136th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ghana compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 132nd and 75th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Ghana and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ghana North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6762
$1969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3918
$1442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$5.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.8
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.6
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$3130

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs North Macedonia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$532
3.9M
Accra
$822
1.78M
Tamale
$576
730K
Ashaiman
$630
208K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
540K
Obuasi
$631
180K
Koforidua
$668
127K
Tema
$600
162K
Ho
$417
83.7K
Hohoe
$652
56.2K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$849
423K
Bitola
$667
69.3K
Tetovo
$720
63.2K
Kumanovo
$642
70.8K
Prilep
$592
63.3K
Ohrid
$697
38.8K
Veles
$572
40.7K
Strumica
$670
33.8K
Stip
$575
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K