Cost of living comparison
Accra is 41.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.8% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 20.8% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 42.2% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 39.0% less in Accra
- Childcare
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pay 68.2% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.5% less in Accra
- Clothing
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pay 56.0% less in Accra
Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥935
|
$4.82
GHS74.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥748
|
$7.37
GHS114.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥160
|
$0.74
GHS11.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥107
|
$0.29
GHS4.50
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥234
|
$1.52
GHS23.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,006
|
$3.46
GHS53.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥845
|
$11.31
GHS174.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥299
|
$2.28
GHS35.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥468
|
$2.18
GHS33.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥341
|
$1.27
GHS19.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥153
|
$0.59
GHS9.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥380
|
$0.81
GHS12.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥347
|
$1.21
GHS18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥185
|
$1.21
GHS18.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥181
|
$0.96
GHS14.89
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥634
|
$4.34
GHS67.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥8,412
|
$32.96
GHS509.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,123,782
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,741.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,001
|
$11.16
GHS172.66
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,572
|
$44.40
GHS686.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥160,765
|
$627.15
GHS9,700.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥83,660
|
$112.15
GHS1,734.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥19,234
|
$39.69
GHS613.84
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥76,530
|
$57.02
GHS881.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,081,820
|
$7,655.73
GHS118,416.04
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥467
|
$1.21
GHS18.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥488
|
$2.75
GHS42.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥561
|
$1.57
GHS24.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥9,637
|
$36.21
GHS560.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,776
|
$9.33
GHS144.33
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥7,548
|
$14.87
GHS230.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,291
|
$20.10
GHS310.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,100
|
$32.71
GHS505.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥11,895
|
$34.57
GHS534.65
|
|
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