Cost of living comparison
Praia is 84.8% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Praia instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 81.6% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
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