Cost of living comparison
Accra is 44.7% more expensive than Bujumbura.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.1% more in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 85.1% more in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 37.0% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.7% less in Accra
The cost of groceries, housing, and restaurants in Accra are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,462
|
$4.82
GHS74.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,973
|
$7.37
GHS114.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,463
|
$0.74
GHS11.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.29
GHS4.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,162
|
$1.52
GHS23.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF18,015
|
$3.46
GHS53.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,179
|
$11.31
GHS175.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,089
|
$2.28
GHS35.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,479
|
$2.18
GHS33.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,844
|
$1.27
GHS19.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF654
|
$0.59
GHS9.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,961
|
$0.81
GHS12.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,307
|
$1.21
GHS18.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF654
|
$1.21
GHS18.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF784
|
$0.96
GHS14.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.34
GHS67.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.96
GHS510.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,000.00
GHS123,997.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.16
GHS173.02
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.40
GHS688.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF859,650
|
$627.15
GHS9,720.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF217,185
|
$112.15
GHS1,738.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.69
GHS615.11
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF314,758
|
$57.02
GHS883.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,475,775
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,661.75
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,658
|
$1.21
GHS18.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,778
|
$2.75
GHS42.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,206
|
$1.57
GHS24.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.21
GHS561.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS144.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.87
GHS230.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.10
GHS311.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.71
GHS506.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$34.57
GHS535.76
|
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