Lome vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$267
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$701
😷 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 9% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6859th and 6502nd ($711 vs $785) 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6954th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$4291

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$656
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$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191