Cost of living comparison
Accra is 6.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Accra instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
|
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