Cost of living comparison
Accra is 0.2% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Accra instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.99
GHS65.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.67
GHS108.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.70
GHS11.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.27
GHS4.37
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.59
GHS25.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.57
GHS58.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$10.22
GHS166.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.41
GHS39.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.09
GHS34.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.15
GHS18.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.59
GHS9.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
GHS11.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.15
GHS18.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.11
GHS18.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.95
GHS15.43
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.34
GHS70.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.97
GHS585.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.58
GHS204.79
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$45.95
GHS748.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$43.81
GHS713.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.20
GHS19.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.52
GHS40.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.60
GHS26.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$35.44
GHS577.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
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