Cost of living comparison
Accra is 30.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Accra instead of Riga, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.50
|
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.91
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.97
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€516.44
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.26
|
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.17
|
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.16
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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