Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.1 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 46.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 96.2% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS63.88	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+156.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS97.84	$8.24 CLF0.2000	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS9.84	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+140.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS3.86	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+369.3%
Average			+169.6%

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Accra	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS20.18	$1.48 CLF0.0400	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS45.88	$5.49 CLF0.1300	+58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS149.99	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS30.31	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS28.88	$2.88 CLF0.0700	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS16.90	$0.96 CLF0.0200	-24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS7.87	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS10.81	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS16.06	$0.80 CLF0.0200	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS12.77	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-31.8%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 46.6% more for transportation

	Accra	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS57.58	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS437.31	$41.20 CLF1.0100	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS106,130.40	$18,540.00 CLF454.8200	+131.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS148.09	$12.41 CLF0.3000	+11.2%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 96.2% more for housing

	Accra	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS588.99	$20.87 CLF0.5100	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS8,319.92	$513.58 CLF12.6000	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,487.85	$439.93 CLF10.7900	+292.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS526.48	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+163.7%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Accra	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS756.38	$387.71 CLF9.5100	+580.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS101,563.26	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	-16.1%
Average			+281.9%

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pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS15.99	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+135.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS36.51	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS20.80	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+228.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS480.34	$33.85 CLF0.8300	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS123.79	$5.87 CLF0.1400	-37.1%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS197.34	$52.80 CLF1.3000	+255.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS266.68	$31.11 CLF0.7600	+54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS433.91	$73.37 CLF1.8000	+124.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS458.56	$82.04 CLF2.0100	+137.3%
Average			+142.8%

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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: May 2025

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