Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 89.8% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.63	$11.00 ARS11,804.54	+128.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS114.31	$8.49 ARS9,110.96	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.49	$1.47 ARS1,576.79	+98.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.51	$1.08 ARS1,163.84	+272.6%
Average			+128.6%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.58	$2.16 ARS2,312.69	+41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.60	$5.19 ARS5,572.82	+50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS175.24	$5.04 ARS5,409.22	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.41	$2.31 ARS2,475.48	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.74	$2.80 ARS3,007.76	+28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.75	$0.92 ARS991.95	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.20	$0.87 ARS938.66	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.63	$0.61 ARS650.15	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$1.00 ARS1,072.72	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.76	$0.43 ARS458.26	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.92	$0.51 ARS542.32	-47.5%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.28	$3.50 ARS3,761.13	-19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS510.93	$11.00 ARS11,804.54	-66.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,997.79	$23,250.00 ARS24,950,508.44	+190.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS173.02	$7.35 ARS7,887.58	-34.2%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS688.14	$23.79 ARS25,534.70	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,720.61	$513.68 ARS551,247.81	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,738.33	$357.39 ARS383,532.08	+218.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS615.11	$49.23 ARS52,834.49	+24.1%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS883.72	$216.50 ARS232,334.84	+279.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,661.75	$4,476.88 ARS4,804,316.51	-41.5%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$1.80 ARS1,931.40	+49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.66	$2.98 ARS3,202.39	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.31	$2.40 ARS2,575.54	+53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS561.20	$27.22 ARS29,209.69	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.63	$5.00 ARS5,365.70	-46.4%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.56	$89.58 ARS96,126.53	+502.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS311.57	$74.73 ARS80,194.83	+271.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS506.96	$114.08 ARS122,420.53	+248.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS535.76	$119.22 ARS127,937.62	+244.9%
Average			+316.9%

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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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