Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.5 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Accra, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
?? |
pay 68.9% more for housing
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
?? |
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Accra
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
?? |
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