Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 5.3% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 46.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, and childcare in Bangkok are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Accra	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$2.97 THB98.83	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$6.98 THB232.24	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$0.65 THB21.64	-58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$0.35 THB11.72	-23.2%
Average			-50.1%

Accra vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Accra	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.48 THB49.16	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$8.63 THB287.02	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$7.27 THB241.89	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$2.56 THB85.32	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$1.63 THB54.28	-50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.77 THB58.85	+6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.81 THB26.83	+25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$1.24 THB41.35	+53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$0.87 THB29.09	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.78 THB26.00	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.69 THB23.01	-43.2%
Average			-16.5%

Accra vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.9% more for transportation

	Accra	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$5.32 THB176.90	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$31,193.83 THB1M	+289.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$10.55 THB350.83	-11.0%
Average			+46.9%

Accra vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Accra	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$17.88 THB594.63	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+46.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 4.3% more for childcare

	Accra	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+22.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$16,500.59 THB549K	-11.4%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$2.67 THB88.94	+44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$2.79 THB92.95	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$4.60 THB153.18	+81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$7.58 THB252.00	-40.3%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Accra	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+398.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+133.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+168.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+109.5%
Average			+184.3%

Accra vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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