Cost of living comparison
Accra is 11.0% cheaper than Abuja.
If you lived in Accra instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
|
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