Cost of living comparison
Accra is 10.8% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Accra instead of Baku, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
|
pay 68.9% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
|
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