Cost of living comparison
Accra is 36.6% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.1% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% more in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 30.1% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 29.7% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 58.2% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.2% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 66.3% less in Accra
Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Athens, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$4.82
GHS49.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$7.37
GHS76.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$0.74
GHS7.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.46
|
$0.29
GHS3.01
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
$1.52
GHS15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.60
|
$3.46
GHS35.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.34
|
$11.31
GHS116.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
$2.28
GHS23.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$2.18
GHS22.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.27
GHS13.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.59
GHS6.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.81
GHS8.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.21
GHS12.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$1.21
GHS12.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.96
GHS9.96
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.48
|
$4.34
GHS44.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.48
|
$32.96
GHS341.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
$8,000.00
GHS82,771.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$11.16
GHS115.49
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
$44.40
GHS459.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€538.84
|
$627.15
GHS6,488.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€473.16
|
$112.15
GHS1,160.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
$39.69
GHS410.60
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€393.25
|
$57.02
GHS589.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
$7,655.73
GHS79,209.79
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$1.21
GHS12.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.15
|
$2.75
GHS28.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
$1.57
GHS16.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€41.91
|
$36.21
GHS374.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$9.33
GHS96.55
|
|
pay 66.3% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
$14.87
GHS153.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
$20.10
GHS207.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
$32.71
GHS338.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€97.96
|
$34.57
GHS357.63
|
|
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