Cost of living comparison
Accra is 4.0% cheaper than Freetown.
If you lived in Accra instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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