Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.7 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Apia instead of Accra, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
?? |
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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