Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 3.9 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Accra, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Douglas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS56.81
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS94.95
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.90
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.82
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Accra
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.55
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS50.74
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS145.34
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS34.34
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.78
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.37
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.35
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.42
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.34
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.76
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.48
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 99.9% more for transportation
Accra
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS61.78
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS511.61
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS178.95
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Accra
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS653.71
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS623.16
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS17.07
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.80
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.77
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS504.21
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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