Cost of living comparison
Accra is 30.7% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Accra instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
$3.99
GHS58.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$6.67
GHS98.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.70
GHS10.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.27
GHS3.96
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$1.59
GHS23.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.57
GHS52.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$10.22
GHS150.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.41
GHS35.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.09
GHS30.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.15
GHS16.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
GHS8.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.73
GHS10.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.15
GHS16.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$1.11
GHS16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.95
GHS13.97
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.34
GHS64.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
$35.97
GHS530.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF581.9700
|
$8,310.68
GHS122,492.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
$12.58
GHS185.41
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
$45.95
GHS677.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.0700
|
$428.99
GHS6,322.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.2100
|
$95.80
GHS1,411.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9100
|
$43.81
GHS645.68
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
$59.09
GHS870.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF228.1600
|
$5,489.48
GHS80,910.13
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.20
GHS17.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.52
GHS37.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$1.60
GHS23.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3300
|
$35.44
GHS522.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$8.70
GHS128.27
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8100
|
$15.66
GHS230.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
$18.59
GHS274.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4800
|
$32.46
GHS478.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
$33.24
GHS489.96
|
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