Cost of living comparison
Accra is 53.5% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Accra instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
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pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
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