Cost of living comparison
Accra is 53.5% cheaper than Douglas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 52.0% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 62.8% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 76.8% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.9% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 61.4% less in Accra
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.06
|
$4.82
GHS74.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.02
|
$7.37
GHS114.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.04
|
$0.74
GHS11.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.45
|
$0.29
GHS4.51
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.48
|
$1.52
GHS23.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.65
|
$3.46
GHS53.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.40
|
$11.31
GHS175.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.90
|
$2.28
GHS35.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£2.95
|
$2.18
GHS33.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.88
|
$1.27
GHS19.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.57
|
$0.59
GHS9.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$0.81
GHS12.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$1.21
GHS18.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$1.21
GHS18.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.85
|
$0.96
GHS14.92
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£5.95
|
$4.34
GHS67.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£55.99
|
$32.96
GHS510.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,071.58
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,997.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.34
|
$11.16
GHS173.02
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£52.95
|
$44.40
GHS688.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£919.29
|
$627.15
GHS9,720.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£752.15
|
$112.15
GHS1,738.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£162.44
|
$39.69
GHS615.11
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£912.27
|
$57.02
GHS883.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,374.37
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,661.75
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£4.91
|
$1.21
GHS18.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£3.92
|
$2.75
GHS42.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.55
|
$1.57
GHS24.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£40.95
|
$36.21
GHS561.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.53
|
$9.33
GHS144.63
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£62.51
|
$14.87
GHS230.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£30.84
|
$20.10
GHS311.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£70.53
|
$32.71
GHS506.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£54.49
|
$34.57
GHS535.76
|
|
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