Cost of living comparison
Accra is 19.2% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Accra instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,440
|
$3.99
GHS62.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,952
|
$6.67
GHS104.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA859
|
$0.70
GHS10.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA281
|
$0.27
GHS4.21
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA610
|
$1.59
GHS24.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,148
|
$3.57
GHS55.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,449
|
$10.22
GHS160.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA890
|
$2.41
GHS37.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,771
|
$2.09
GHS32.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,129
|
$1.15
GHS18.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA465
|
$0.59
GHS9.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA509
|
$0.73
GHS11.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA271
|
$1.15
GHS18.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA413
|
$1.11
GHS17.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA371
|
$0.95
GHS14.85
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,705
|
$4.34
GHS68.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,759
|
$35.97
GHS563.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,542,342
|
$8,310.68
GHS130,241.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,245
|
$12.58
GHS197.14
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,024
|
$45.95
GHS720.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA79,293
|
$428.99
GHS6,722.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA73,193
|
$95.80
GHS1,501.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA35,915
|
$43.81
GHS686.53
|
|
pay 7.9% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA158,025
|
$59.09
GHS926.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,675,317
|
$5,489.48
GHS86,028.85
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA634
|
$1.20
GHS18.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA830
|
$2.52
GHS39.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,220
|
$1.60
GHS25.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,199
|
$35.44
GHS555.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,880
|
$8.70
GHS136.38
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Yaounde
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,639
|
$15.66
GHS245.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,078
|
$18.59
GHS291.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,717
|
$32.46
GHS508.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA26,838
|
$33.24
GHS520.96
|
|
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