Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 70.4% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 77.4% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% more for restaurants

	Accra	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS63.88	$8.52 ZAR152.04	+76.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS97.84	$4.68 ZAR83.57	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS9.84	$1.01 ZAR17.99	+36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS3.86	$0.81 ZAR14.49	+179.0%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Accra	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS20.18	$1.07 ZAR19.17	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS45.88	$3.70 ZAR65.97	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS149.99	$4.91 ZAR87.68	-56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS30.31	$2.35 ZAR41.88	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS28.88	$2.08 ZAR37.05	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS16.90	$0.69 ZAR12.32	-45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS7.87	$0.68 ZAR12.22	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS10.81	$0.73 ZAR12.95	-11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$0.75 ZAR13.44	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS16.06	$0.64 ZAR11.42	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS12.77	$0.58 ZAR10.40	-39.5%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Accra	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS57.58	$5.05 ZAR90.20	+16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS437.31	$65.32 ZAR1,165.64	+98.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS106,130.40	$19,084.78 ZAR340,570.90	+138.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS148.09	$8.78 ZAR156.60	-21.4%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 77.4% more for housing

	Accra	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS588.99	$39.13 ZAR698.31	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS8,319.92	$416.34 ZAR7,429.72	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,487.85	$379.25 ZAR6,767.76	+238.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS526.48	$86.03 ZAR1,535.21	+116.8%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Accra	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS756.38	$216.65 ZAR3,866.17	+280.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS101,563.26	$4,800.41 ZAR85,664.01	-37.3%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$2.39 ZAR42.57	+98.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS36.51	$2.00 ZAR35.61	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS20.80	$2.95 ZAR52.71	+88.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS480.34	$34.21 ZAR610.49	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS123.79	$7.81 ZAR139.37	-16.3%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Accra	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS197.34	$49.09 ZAR875.96	+230.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS266.68	$34.65 ZAR618.30	+72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS433.91	$92.30 ZAR1,647.11	+182.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS458.56	$98.31 ZAR1,754.31	+184.4%
Average			+167.2%

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