Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 8.8% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD261.40
|
$3.27
GHS47.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD227.00
|
$5.09
GHS73.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.39
|
$0.55
GHS8.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.96
|
$0.22
GHS3.24
|
|
pay 42.4% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.61
|
$1.53
GHS22.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD205.48
|
$2.95
GHS42.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD265.30
|
$7.96
GHS115.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.40
|
$2.10
GHS30.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.49
|
$1.89
GHS27.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.23
|
$0.90
GHS13.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.44
|
$0.45
GHS6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.61
|
$0.53
GHS7.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD41.01
|
$0.98
GHS14.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.15
|
$0.88
GHS12.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.55
|
$0.71
GHS10.39
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD312.28
|
$3.86
GHS56.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,246.44
|
$26.48
GHS384.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,635,354.85
|
$8,310.68
GHS120,776.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD299.34
|
$10.89
GHS158.29
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD976.55
|
$41.24
GHS599.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,973.43
|
$428.99
GHS6,234.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,024.66
|
$95.80
GHS1,392.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,115.64
|
$35.44
GHS515.03
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,773.13
|
$59.09
GHS858.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,195.93
|
$5,489.48
GHS79,776.66
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.79
|
$0.93
GHS13.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.17
|
$1.56
GHS22.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.55
|
$1.15
GHS16.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,344.21
|
$30.11
GHS437.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD250.62
|
$8.70
GHS126.47
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,268.69
|
$15.66
GHS227.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,072.35
|
$18.59
GHS270.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,581.41
|
$32.46
GHS471.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,355.27
|
$33.24
GHS483.10
|
|
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