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Accra vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 38.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Accra
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Accra
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 46.1% less in Accra

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Accra are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Accra. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Accra.

Accra vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Accra instead of Dushanbe, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS61.51	$4.82 GHS71.34	-14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS100.40	$7.37 GHS109.26	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.83	$0.74 GHS10.99	+18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS3.08	$0.29 GHS4.31	+3.7%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS6.26	$1.52 GHS22.54	+166.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS46.87	$3.46 GHS51.24	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS33.37	$11.31 GHS167.50	+271.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS19.19	$2.28 GHS33.85	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS20.65	$2.18 GHS32.25	+15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.96	$1.27 GHS18.88	+134.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS11.72	$0.59 GHS8.79	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS11.96	$0.81 GHS12.07	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS4.18	$1.21 GHS17.85	+215.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.68	$1.21 GHS17.93	+260.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.66	$0.96 GHS14.27	+296.5%
Average			+118.4%

Dushanbe vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS34.92	$4.34 GHS64.31	+36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS51.26	$32.96 GHS488.36	+604.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS220,400.65	$8,000.00 GHS118,519.96	-60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS34.85	$11.16 GHS165.37	+250.9%
Average			+207.9%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS262.43	$44.40 GHS657.74	+85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,527.61	$627.15 GHS9,291.18	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,306.52	$112.15 GHS1,661.54	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS551.52	$39.69 GHS587.94	-21.1%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,168.64	$57.02 GHS844.68	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS149,667.42	$7,655.73 GHS113,419.65	-43.9%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS12.30	$1.21 GHS17.85	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS25.12	$2.75 GHS40.77	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS25.63	$1.57 GHS23.23	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS406.63	$36.21 GHS536.41	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS51.26	$9.33 GHS138.24	+99.5%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 46.1% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS307.54	$14.87 GHS220.37	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS395.70	$20.10 GHS297.81	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS840.60	$32.71 GHS484.56	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS589.44	$34.57 GHS512.09	-35.7%
Average			-46.1%

Dushanbe vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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