Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 2.5% cheaper than Accra.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Accra, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
|
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