Cost of living comparison
Accra is 26.9% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Accra instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Roseau
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Accra
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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