Cost of living comparison
Accra is 12.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Accra instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.81
|
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$152.11
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.05
|
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.79
|
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.09
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.41
|
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.50
|
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.59
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.94
|
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.96
|
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.67
|
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.32
|
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.90
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.38
|
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.73
|
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$365.07
|
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$380,276.89
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.99
|
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$498.03
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,253.29
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,117.91
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$619.21
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,789.91
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$172,150.75
|
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.77
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.41
|
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.11
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,096.75
|
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.41
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,151.26
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$838.78
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,879.27
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,877.98
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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