Cost of living comparison
Accra is 60.6% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.0% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 7.8% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 68.7% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 62.7% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 85.1% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 61.5% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 72.7% less in Accra
Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of London, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.01
|
$4.82
GHS74.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.00
|
$7.37
GHS114.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.90
|
$0.74
GHS11.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$0.29
GHS4.52
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.60
|
$1.52
GHS23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.37
|
$3.46
GHS53.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.89
|
$11.31
GHS175.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.44
|
$2.28
GHS35.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.30
|
$2.18
GHS33.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.21
|
$1.27
GHS19.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.59
GHS9.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.11
|
$0.81
GHS12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.39
|
$1.21
GHS18.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$1.21
GHS18.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.54
|
$0.96
GHS14.94
|
|
pay 68.7% less for transportation
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.73
|
$4.34
GHS67.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£200.06
|
$32.96
GHS511.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,293.48
|
$8,000.00
GHS124,150.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.31
|
$11.16
GHS173.23
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.24
|
$44.40
GHS688.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,195.30
|
$627.15
GHS9,732.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,598.37
|
$112.15
GHS1,740.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£204.39
|
$39.69
GHS615.87
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,807.38
|
$57.02
GHS884.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,602.67
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,808.16
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.40
|
$1.21
GHS18.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.72
|
$2.75
GHS42.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.30
|
$1.57
GHS24.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£50.86
|
$36.21
GHS561.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.50
|
$9.33
GHS144.81
|
|
pay 72.7% less for clothing
|
London
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£75.08
|
$14.87
GHS230.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.15
|
$20.10
GHS311.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£88.97
|
$32.71
GHS507.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£104.84
|
$34.57
GHS536.42
|
|
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