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Dhaka vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 15.6% cheaper than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 57.8% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% more in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Dhaka

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

Dhaka vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Accra	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$2.46 BDT300.06	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$5.34 BDT650.12	-32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$0.37 BDT45.51	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.17 BDT21.25	-54.7%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Accra	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.62 BDT75.57	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$4.06 BDT494.80	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$3.04 BDT370.64	-77.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$1.17 BDT143.13	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$1.47 BDT178.97	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$1.27 BDT155.19	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.48 BDT58.67	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$1.23 BDT150.02	+95.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.33 BDT40.38	-74.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.15 BDT17.97	-89.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.24 BDT29.56	-80.1%
Average			-40.2%

Accra vs. Dhaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Accra	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$3.90 BDT475.32	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	-29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	+259.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$4.51 BDT550.10	-58.5%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 57.8% less for housing

	Accra	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	-61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	-28.8%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Accra	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	-71.4%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$4.10 BDT500.09	+167.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$2.51 BDT305.41	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$3.28 BDT400.07	+61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$4.10 BDT500.09	-59.0%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Accra	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	+28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	+82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	-16.8%
Average			+29.4%

Accra vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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