Cost of living comparison
Accra is 54.2% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.9% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 62.6% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 66.7% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 58.1% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.0% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 68.0% less in Accra
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.79
|
$4.82
GHS74.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
$7.37
GHS114.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.74
GHS11.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.80
|
$0.29
GHS4.52
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
$1.52
GHS23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.33
|
$3.46
GHS53.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.91
|
$11.31
GHS175.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.90
|
$2.28
GHS35.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.28
|
$2.18
GHS33.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.27
GHS19.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.59
GHS9.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.81
GHS12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.21
GHS18.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.21
GHS18.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.96
GHS14.94
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.64
|
$4.34
GHS67.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€113.79
|
$32.96
GHS511.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€36,287.79
|
$8,000.00
GHS124,150.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€24.44
|
$11.16
GHS173.23
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€51.53
|
$44.40
GHS688.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,974.04
|
$627.15
GHS9,732.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,686.76
|
$112.15
GHS1,740.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€198.16
|
$39.69
GHS615.87
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,207.52
|
$57.02
GHS884.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,904.98
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,808.16
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.93
|
$1.21
GHS18.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.00
|
$2.75
GHS42.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.33
|
$1.57
GHS24.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€51.93
|
$36.21
GHS561.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.86
|
$9.33
GHS144.81
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€88.69
|
$14.87
GHS230.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€37.94
|
$20.10
GHS311.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€90.21
|
$32.71
GHS507.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€105.49
|
$34.57
GHS536.42
|
|
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