Cost of living comparison
Accra is 40.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.8% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 14.0% more in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 31.2% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 49.9% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 69.9% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.3% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 64.5% less in Accra
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.56
|
$4.82
GHS74.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$7.37
GHS114.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.74
GHS11.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.29
GHS4.51
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
$1.52
GHS23.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.13
|
$3.46
GHS53.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$11.31
GHS175.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.74
|
$2.28
GHS35.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.04
|
$2.18
GHS33.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.95
|
$1.27
GHS19.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.59
GHS9.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.81
GHS12.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.21
GHS18.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.21
GHS18.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.96
GHS14.92
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.63
|
$4.34
GHS67.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.42
|
$32.96
GHS510.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€29,564.52
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,998.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.07
|
$11.16
GHS173.02
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€36.69
|
$44.40
GHS688.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,392.31
|
$627.15
GHS9,720.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€984.43
|
$112.15
GHS1,738.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€97.63
|
$39.69
GHS615.12
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€530.00
|
$57.02
GHS883.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,023.96
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,662.86
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.96
|
$1.21
GHS18.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.40
|
$2.75
GHS42.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
$1.57
GHS24.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€39.00
|
$36.21
GHS561.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.88
|
$9.33
GHS144.63
|
|
pay 64.5% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€79.61
|
$14.87
GHS230.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€34.60
|
$20.10
GHS311.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€75.85
|
$32.71
GHS506.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€99.69
|
$34.57
GHS535.77
|
|
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