Cost of living comparison
Accra is 59.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Accra instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.35
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.60
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
|
pay 62.4% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.15
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.98
|
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€810.59
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€876.57
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.70
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
|
pay 71.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.50
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
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