Cost of living comparison
Accra is 26.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.6% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 5.4% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 15.1% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 38.9% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 15.5% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.5% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 69.1% less in Accra
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.32
|
$4.82
GHS74.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.12
|
$7.37
GHS114.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.50
|
$0.74
GHS11.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.29
GHS4.50
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.51
|
$1.52
GHS23.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.26
|
$3.46
GHS53.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.49
|
$11.31
GHS174.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.51
|
$2.28
GHS35.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.24
|
$2.18
GHS33.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.60
|
$1.27
GHS19.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.71
|
$0.59
GHS9.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.17
|
$0.81
GHS12.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.62
|
$1.21
GHS18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.67
|
$1.21
GHS18.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.52
|
$0.96
GHS14.89
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.69
|
$4.34
GHS67.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.64
|
$32.96
GHS509.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,300.25
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,741.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.89
|
$11.16
GHS172.66
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.99
|
$44.40
GHS686.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,494.98
|
$627.15
GHS9,700.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,603.04
|
$112.15
GHS1,734.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC711.83
|
$39.69
GHS613.84
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,399.62
|
$57.02
GHS881.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,127.56
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,416.04
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.46
|
$1.21
GHS18.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.28
|
$2.75
GHS42.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.93
|
$1.57
GHS24.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.78
|
$36.21
GHS560.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.03
|
$9.33
GHS144.33
|
|
pay 69.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC629.95
|
$14.87
GHS230.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.89
|
$20.10
GHS310.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC979.23
|
$32.71
GHS505.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC945.97
|
$34.57
GHS534.65
|
|
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