Cost of living comparison
Accra is 37.5% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Accra instead of Prague, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK219.23
|
$3.99
GHS59.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK199.30
|
$6.67
GHS99.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.14
|
$0.70
GHS10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.36
|
$0.27
GHS4.02
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.34
|
$1.59
GHS23.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.65
|
$3.57
GHS53.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK90.03
|
$10.22
GHS152.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.50
|
$2.41
GHS36.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK93.00
|
$2.09
GHS31.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.45
|
$1.15
GHS17.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.98
|
$0.59
GHS8.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.71
|
$0.73
GHS10.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.63
|
$1.15
GHS17.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.13
|
$1.11
GHS16.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.58
|
$0.95
GHS14.19
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.90
|
$4.34
GHS65.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK548.08
|
$35.97
GHS538.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK612,857.28
|
$8,310.68
GHS124,435.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK285.00
|
$12.58
GHS188.35
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK492.35
|
$45.95
GHS688.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,430.13
|
$428.99
GHS6,423.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,989.19
|
$95.80
GHS1,434.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,322.58
|
$43.81
GHS655.92
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,492.89
|
$59.09
GHS884.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK268,473.11
|
$5,489.48
GHS82,193.79
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.29
|
$1.20
GHS17.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.42
|
$2.52
GHS37.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK149.48
|
$1.60
GHS23.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,400.36
|
$35.44
GHS530.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK249.13
|
$8.70
GHS130.30
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
Prague
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,895.72
|
$15.66
GHS234.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK896.07
|
$18.59
GHS278.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,238.29
|
$32.46
GHS486.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,635.62
|
$33.24
GHS497.74
|
|
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