Lome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$250
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
16
43
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
2.19M
527K

The cost of living in Lome is 11% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6964th and 6533rd ($678 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Togo vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 7143rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.4
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.8
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.93%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$433
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.21
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.75
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6625
$4244

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$353
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$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327

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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