Lome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$320
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
23
68
🏙️ Population
2.19M
423K

The cost of living in Lome is 2% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6522nd and 6460th ($835 vs $849) 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 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9029th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.28
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.39
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.99%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1269
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$473
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.06
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.44
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.1
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3507
$4833

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140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
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$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
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$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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