Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 3.7% cheaper than Accra.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Accra, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
|
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