Cost of living comparison
Accra is 11.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Accra instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
|
pay 90.3% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
|
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