Cost of living comparison
Manila is 98.2% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Manila instead of Accra, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$5.21
₱300.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$4.34
₱250.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$0.95
₱54.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$0.48
₱27.92
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$1.33
₱76.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$4.28
₱246.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$6.97
₱401.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$2.08
₱119.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$2.27
₱130.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$1.48
₱85.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.77
₱44.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$1.53
₱88.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.97
₱55.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$1.09
₱62.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$1.37
₱78.90
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$4.31
₱248.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$10.12
₱582.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$26,066.56
₱1,500,560.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$2.66
₱153.06
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$28.90
₱1,663.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$465.25
₱26,782.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$244.37
₱14,067.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$96.97
₱5,582.27
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$499.25
₱28,739.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$14,398.67
₱828,881.01
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$1.22
₱70.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$2.95
₱169.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$2.95
₱170.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$41.83
₱2,408.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$6.52
₱375.14
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
Accra
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$33.02
₱1,900.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$27.26
₱1,569.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$73.19
₱4,213.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$64.44
₱3,709.64
|
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