Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Romania

Bucharest vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 16.1% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 30.2% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.3% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Accra	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$14.64 RON69.25	+83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$7.32 RON34.63	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$2.42 RON11.44	+55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$2.25 RON10.65	+390.5%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Accra	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.32 RON6.24	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$4.36 RON20.63	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$6.22 RON29.40	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.67 RON17.35	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$3.05 RON14.45	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$0.57 RON2.70	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.72 RON3.43	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$0.69 RON3.25	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.15 RON5.42	-29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.36 RON1.73	-70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.34 RON1.62	-71.9%
Average			-36.4%

Accra vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Accra	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$7.45 RON35.25	+49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$20.91 RON98.93	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$28,531.98 RON135K	+256.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$5.65 RON26.71	-52.3%
Average			+33.0%

Accra vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Accra	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$9.27 RON43.83	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$677.15 RON3,203.34	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$147.83 RON699.33	+163.7%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Accra	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	-22.9%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$3.76 RON17.81	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$3.51 RON16.59	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$6.43 RON30.42	+153.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$49.22 RON232.83	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$8.37 RON39.57	-34.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Accra	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$88.76 RON419.90	+525.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$38.43 RON181.80	+108.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$77.83 RON368.20	+114.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$91.69 RON433.74	+74.8%
Average			+164.7%

Accra vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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