Cost of living comparison
Lima is 65.3% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Lima instead of Accra, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 46.7% more for housing
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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