Cost of living comparison
Accra is 10.8% more expensive than Baku.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.0% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 43.6% more in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 39.9% more in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 26.0% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 68.9% less in Accra
The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Accra are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Accra.
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
GHS70.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$7.37
GHS108.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.74
GHS10.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.29
GHS4.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.46
GHS50.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$11.31
GHS165.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.28
GHS33.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.18
GHS31.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.27
GHS18.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.59
GHS8.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.81
GHS11.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.21
GHS17.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$1.21
GHS17.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.96
GHS14.13
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$4.34
GHS63.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$32.96
GHS483.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,411.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$11.16
GHS163.83
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$44.40
GHS651.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$627.15
GHS9,204.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$112.15
GHS1,646.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$39.69
GHS582.44
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$57.02
GHS836.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$7,655.73
GHS112,358.80
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.21
GHS17.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.75
GHS40.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.57
GHS23.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$36.21
GHS531.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$9.33
GHS136.95
|
|
pay 68.9% less for clothing
Baku
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$14.87
GHS218.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$20.10
GHS295.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$32.71
GHS480.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$34.57
GHS507.30
|
|
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