Cost of living comparison
Accra is 43.1% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Accra instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.82
GHS77.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
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