Cost of living comparison
Accra is 4.7% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Accra instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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