Cost of living comparison
Accra is 1.7% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Accra instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.83
|
$3.99
GHS58.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
$6.67
GHS98.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$0.70
GHS10.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.27
GHS3.96
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
$1.59
GHS23.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.41
|
$3.57
GHS52.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.04
|
$10.22
GHS150.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
$2.41
GHS35.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.09
GHS30.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.15
GHS16.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.59
GHS8.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.98
|
$0.73
GHS10.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$1.15
GHS16.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$1.11
GHS16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.95
GHS13.97
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.76
|
$4.34
GHS64.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.17
|
$35.97
GHS530.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
$8,310.68
GHS122,492.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.86
|
$12.58
GHS185.41
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
$45.95
GHS677.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
$428.99
GHS6,322.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
$95.80
GHS1,411.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
$43.81
GHS645.68
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
$59.09
GHS870.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
$5,489.48
GHS80,910.13
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.73
|
$1.20
GHS17.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.44
|
$2.52
GHS37.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
$1.60
GHS23.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
$35.44
GHS522.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.05
|
$8.70
GHS128.27
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
$15.66
GHS230.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
$18.59
GHS274.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
$32.46
GHS478.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.51
|
$33.24
GHS489.96
|
|
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