Cost of living comparison
Accra is 56.6% cheaper than Luxembourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.3% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 17.2% less in Accra
- Transportation
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pay 54.8% less in Accra
- Housing
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pay 63.4% less in Accra
- Childcare
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pay 76.2% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.6% less in Accra
- Clothing
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pay 60.4% less in Accra
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.79
|
$4.82
GHS70.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.47
|
$7.37
GHS108.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.78
|
$0.74
GHS10.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.48
|
$0.29
GHS4.27
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.10
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.13
|
$3.46
GHS50.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.62
|
$11.31
GHS165.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.05
|
$2.28
GHS33.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.20
|
$2.18
GHS31.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.18
|
$1.27
GHS18.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.88
|
$0.59
GHS8.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.09
|
$0.81
GHS11.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.79
|
$1.21
GHS17.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.92
|
$1.21
GHS17.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.97
|
$0.96
GHS14.13
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.94
|
$4.34
GHS63.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.96
GHS483.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€26,211.24
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,411.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.77
|
$11.16
GHS163.83
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€50.11
|
$44.40
GHS651.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,883.89
|
$627.15
GHS9,204.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,581.35
|
$112.15
GHS1,646.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€180.93
|
$39.69
GHS582.44
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,277.15
|
$57.02
GHS836.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€17,149.87
|
$7,655.73
GHS112,358.80
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€7.02
|
$1.21
GHS17.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.21
|
$2.75
GHS40.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$1.57
GHS23.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€44.24
|
$36.21
GHS531.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.55
|
$9.33
GHS136.95
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€62.21
|
$14.87
GHS218.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.77
|
$20.10
GHS295.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€80.02
|
$32.71
GHS480.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€98.22
|
$34.57
GHS507.30
|
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