Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 58.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Astana
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Astana
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Astana

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Astana are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Astana. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Astana.

Astana vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Accra	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.35	$10.10 KZT5,282.47	+109.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS113.88	$6.06 KZT3,169.48	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.45	$0.96 KZT502.00	+29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.49	$0.51 KZT268.80	+76.5%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Accra	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.49	$0.52 KZT269.89	-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.40	$4.84 KZT2,534.51	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS174.58	$4.31 KZT2,253.87	-61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.28	$1.65 KZT864.90	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.61	$2.24 KZT1,172.08	+2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.68	$0.58 KZT303.62	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.16	$0.86 KZT450.73	+45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.58	$0.95 KZT496.58	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.61	$0.84 KZT441.53	-30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.69	$0.23 KZT120.37	-81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.87	$0.20 KZT103.32	-79.5%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	Accra	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.03	$1.87 KZT978.87	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS509.02	$15.15 KZT7,923.70	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,533.34	$20,193.94 KZT10,564,938.57	+152.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS172.37	$5.86 KZT3,063.83	-47.5%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Accra	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS685.57	$12.70 KZT6,646.26	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,684.20	$463.50 KZT242,490.49	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,731.82	$333.20 KZT174,321.49	+197.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS612.81	$42.17 KZT22,063.58	+6.3%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Accra	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS880.41	$227.18 KZT118,855.56	+298.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,217.29	$6,062.07 KZT3,171,513.29	-20.8%
Average			+138.8%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.61	$1.21 KZT633.90	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.50	$2.16 KZT1,132.23	-21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.22	$1.74 KZT911.23	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS559.10	$55.49 KZT29,033.26	+53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.09	$5.05 KZT2,641.23	-45.9%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Accra	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS229.69	$76.02 KZT39,770.39	+411.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS310.41	$42.98 KZT22,488.23	+113.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS505.06	$99.59 KZT52,104.36	+204.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS533.75	$91.40 KZT47,819.69	+164.4%
Average			+223.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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