Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Accra instead of Cockburn Town, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Cockburn Town
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Accra
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.82
GHS70.66
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.37
GHS108.22
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.74
GHS10.88
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.29
GHS4.27
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Cockburn Town
|
Accra
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.52
GHS22.33
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.46
GHS50.75
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$11.31
GHS165.91
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.28
GHS33.53
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.18
GHS31.94
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
GHS18.70
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
GHS8.71
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
GHS11.96
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
GHS17.69
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
GHS17.76
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
GHS14.13
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cockburn Town
|
Accra
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.34
GHS63.70
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.96
GHS483.72
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,000.00
GHS117,394.25
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.16
GHS163.80
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cockburn Town
|
Accra
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.40
GHS651.50
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$627.15
GHS9,202.94
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$112.15
GHS1,645.76
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.69
GHS582.35
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cockburn Town
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.02
GHS836.66
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,655.73
GHS112,342.38
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Cockburn Town
|
Accra
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.21
GHS17.68
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.75
GHS40.39
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.57
GHS23.01
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.21
GHS531.32
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS136.93
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cockburn Town
|
Accra
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.87
GHS218.28
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.10
GHS294.98
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.71
GHS479.96
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$34.57
GHS507.23
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