Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 50.8% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 25.9% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Accra	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS59.47	$5.00 COP21,071.86	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS91.08	$6.93 COP29,194.62	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS9.16	$0.83 COP3,484.83	+11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS3.59	$0.64 COP2,686.93	+119.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Accra	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS18.79	$1.34 COP5,652.67	-11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS42.71	$2.21 COP9,314.82	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS139.63	$4.49 COP18,928.36	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS28.22	$2.14 COP9,002.84	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS26.88	$2.23 COP9,380.52	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS15.74	$1.19 COP5,018.96	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS7.33	$0.48 COP2,019.12	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS10.06	$0.55 COP2,336.39	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS14.88	$0.54 COP2,257.81	-55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS14.95	$0.48 COP2,040.90	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS11.89	$0.46 COP1,957.98	-51.8%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

	Accra	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS53.61	$3.50 COP14,764.51	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS407.11	$40.16 COP169,244.19	+21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS98,800.00	$15,009.35 COP63,255,015.10	+87.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS137.86	$12.69 COP53,484.55	+13.7%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Accra	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS548.30	$23.88 COP100,635.58	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS7,745.27	$428.11 COP1,804,215.68	-31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,385.09	$314.08 COP1,323,653.39	+180.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS490.11	$64.50 COP271,821.71	+62.5%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Accra	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS704.14	$231.19 COP974,321.86	+305.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS94,548.31	$7,422.81 COP31,282,480.19	-3.0%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS14.88	$1.15 COP4,865.77	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS33.99	$1.43 COP6,047.46	-47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS19.37	$2.31 COP9,731.54	+47.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS447.16	$21.38 COP90,091.61	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS115.24	$4.62 COP19,463.08	-50.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Accra	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS183.71	$51.44 COP216,807.82	+245.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS248.26	$42.05 COP177,202.24	+109.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS403.94	$84.96 COP358,057.66	+159.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS426.89	$71.30 COP300,496.47	+106.3%
Average			+155.3%

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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: May 2025

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