Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 3.1 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Accra, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS79.04
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS121.06
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS12.17
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.78
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 94.3% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.98
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS56.77
|
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS185.59
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS37.50
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS35.73
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS20.92
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.74
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS13.37
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.78
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.87
|
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS15.81
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS71.25
|
$4.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS541.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS131,320.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS183.23
|
?? | |
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS728.78
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,294.62
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,840.99
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS651.44
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS935.91
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS125,668.86
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS19.78
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS45.18
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS25.74
|
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS594.34
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS153.17
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS244.17
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS329.97
|
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS536.90
|
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS567.40
|
$140.00
|
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