Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.8 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Riga instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 65.3% more for transportation
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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