Cost of living comparison
Accra is 41.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
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
¥994
|
$4.82
GHS79.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥795
|
$7.37
GHS121.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥170
|
$0.74
GHS12.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥114
|
$0.29
GHS4.78
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥249
|
$1.52
GHS24.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,071
|
$3.46
GHS56.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥899
|
$11.31
GHS185.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥318
|
$2.28
GHS37.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥498
|
$2.18
GHS35.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥363
|
$1.27
GHS20.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥162
|
$0.59
GHS9.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥404
|
$0.81
GHS13.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥369
|
$1.21
GHS19.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥197
|
$1.21
GHS19.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥193
|
$0.96
GHS15.81
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥675
|
$4.34
GHS71.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥8,949
|
$32.96
GHS541.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,322,958
|
$8,000.00
GHS131,320.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,256
|
$11.16
GHS183.23
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,864
|
$44.40
GHS728.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥171,016
|
$627.15
GHS10,294.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥88,995
|
$112.15
GHS1,840.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,461
|
$39.69
GHS651.44
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥81,410
|
$57.02
GHS935.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,214,559
|
$7,655.73
GHS125,668.86
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥497
|
$1.21
GHS19.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥519
|
$2.75
GHS45.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥597
|
$1.57
GHS25.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,252
|
$36.21
GHS594.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,889
|
$9.33
GHS153.17
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,030
|
$14.87
GHS244.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,628
|
$20.10
GHS329.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,680
|
$32.71
GHS536.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,654
|
$34.57
GHS567.40
|
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