Cost of living comparison
Accra is 28.2% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Accra instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 61.7% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
|
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