Cost of living comparison
Accra is 37.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Accra instead of Doha, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.98
|
$3.99
GHS59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.98
|
$6.67
GHS100.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$0.70
GHS10.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.27
GHS4.03
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.64
|
$1.59
GHS23.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.61
|
$3.57
GHS53.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.14
|
$10.22
GHS153.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
$2.41
GHS36.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.27
|
$2.09
GHS31.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$1.15
GHS17.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.59
GHS8.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$0.73
GHS11.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$1.15
GHS17.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$1.11
GHS16.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.95
GHS14.23
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$4.34
GHS65.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.93
|
$35.97
GHS540.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,950.12
|
$8,310.68
GHS124,790.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.96
|
$12.58
GHS188.89
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR323.76
|
$45.95
GHS690.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,171.72
|
$428.99
GHS6,441.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,864.78
|
$95.80
GHS1,438.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.01
|
$43.81
GHS657.79
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,791.77
|
$59.09
GHS887.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,474.75
|
$5,489.48
GHS82,427.97
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.97
|
$1.20
GHS18.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.02
|
$2.52
GHS37.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.99
|
$1.60
GHS24.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR453.25
|
$35.44
GHS532.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.97
|
$8.70
GHS130.67
|
|
pay 65.7% less for clothing
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.38
|
$15.66
GHS235.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.65
|
$18.59
GHS279.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.14
|
$32.46
GHS487.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR349.36
|
$33.24
GHS499.15
|
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