Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 2.0 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 91.0% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 78.0% more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Accra	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.48	$10.00 SVC87.32	+107.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS114.07	$7.00 SVC61.12	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.47	$1.09 SVC9.50	+46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.50	$0.91 SVC7.97	+213.5%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Accra	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.53	$2.12 SVC18.51	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.49	$3.24 SVC28.26	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS174.88	$7.39 SVC64.49	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.34	$3.04 SVC26.51	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.67	$2.78 SVC24.24	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.71	$1.44 SVC12.60	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.18	$0.77 SVC6.71	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.60	$1.17 SVC10.17	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.64	$1.22 SVC10.62	+0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.72	$0.99 SVC8.67	-18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.89	$0.98 SVC8.52	+1.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 91.0% more for transportation

	Accra	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.14	$3.97 SVC34.69	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS509.88	$20.00 SVC174.64	-39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,741.03	$25,000.00 SVC218,300.25	+212.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS172.66	$33.43 SVC291.89	+199.5%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Accra	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS686.72	$42.14 SVC367.99	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,700.48	$858.33 SVC7,494.98	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,734.74	$641.67 SVC5,603.04	+472.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS613.84	$81.52 SVC711.83	+105.4%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 78.0% more for childcare

	Accra	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS881.89	$160.29 SVC1,399.62	+181.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,416.04	$5,740.67 SVC50,127.56	-25.0%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.64	$2.00 SVC17.46	+66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.57	$3.24 SVC28.28	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.26	$4.00 SVC34.93	+155.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS560.04	$30.67 SVC267.78	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.33	$5.50 SVC48.03	-41.1%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.08	$72.14 SVC629.95	+385.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS310.93	$47.86 SVC417.89	+138.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS505.91	$112.14 SVC979.23	+242.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS534.65	$108.33 SVC945.97	+213.4%
Average			+244.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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