Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 16.7% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD307.93
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD261.97
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD87.09
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD61.63
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.63
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD206.00
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD266.06
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD121.94
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD165.82
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.44
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.52
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.61
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD39.40
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.81
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.60
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD313.35
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,445.03
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,802,560.04
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD322.59
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD969.76
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,367.79
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,649.91
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,993.67
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 87.2% more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,301.69
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD111,187.28
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD105.28
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD92.20
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD161.81
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,481.86
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD280.03
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,959.72
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,975.02
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,267.67
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,885.44
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
|
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