Cost of living comparison
Accra is 40.1% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.5% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 0.4% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 39.1% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 39.4% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 57.9% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.7% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 58.9% less in Accra
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Rome, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$4.82
GHS74.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$7.37
GHS113.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$0.74
GHS11.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.29
GHS4.49
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$1.52
GHS23.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$3.46
GHS53.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$11.31
GHS174.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$2.28
GHS35.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$2.18
GHS33.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.27
GHS19.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.59
GHS9.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$0.81
GHS12.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$1.21
GHS18.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$1.21
GHS18.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.96
GHS14.87
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$4.34
GHS67.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.98
|
$32.96
GHS509.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,560.60
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,533.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$11.16
GHS172.37
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.90
|
$44.40
GHS685.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,037.87
|
$627.15
GHS9,684.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.01
|
$112.15
GHS1,731.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.08
|
$39.69
GHS612.81
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.43
|
$57.02
GHS880.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,224.67
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,217.29
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$1.21
GHS18.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$2.75
GHS42.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.65
|
$1.57
GHS24.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.28
|
$36.21
GHS559.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$9.33
GHS144.09
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.54
|
$14.87
GHS229.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.03
|
$20.10
GHS310.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.85
|
$32.71
GHS505.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€89.97
|
$34.57
GHS533.75
|
|
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