Cost of living comparison
Accra is 56.4% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.2% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 23.1% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 59.6% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.4% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 72.5% less in Accra
Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Paris, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$4.82
GHS59.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.52
|
$7.37
GHS91.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.67
|
$0.74
GHS9.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.65
|
$0.29
GHS3.59
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.80
|
$1.52
GHS18.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.06
|
$3.46
GHS42.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.84
|
$11.31
GHS139.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.34
|
$2.28
GHS28.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.66
|
$2.18
GHS26.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.42
|
$1.27
GHS15.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.59
GHS7.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.34
|
$0.81
GHS10.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.59
|
$1.21
GHS14.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$1.21
GHS14.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.08
|
$0.96
GHS11.89
|
|
pay 59.6% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.86
|
$4.34
GHS53.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€82.96
|
$32.96
GHS407.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€29,285.58
|
$8,000.00
GHS98,800.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€22.25
|
$11.16
GHS137.86
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€30.15
|
$44.40
GHS548.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,224.91
|
$627.15
GHS7,745.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€947.29
|
$112.15
GHS1,385.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€168.76
|
$39.69
GHS490.11
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€677.53
|
$57.02
GHS704.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,282.72
|
$7,655.73
GHS94,548.31
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.72
|
$1.21
GHS14.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.86
|
$2.75
GHS33.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.00
|
$1.57
GHS19.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.69
|
$36.21
GHS447.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.48
|
$9.33
GHS115.24
|
|
pay 72.5% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€93.00
|
$14.87
GHS183.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€41.72
|
$20.10
GHS248.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€99.93
|
$32.71
GHS403.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€133.47
|
$34.57
GHS426.89
|
|
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