Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Finland

Helsinki vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 80.4% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 16.2% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.7% more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Helsinki

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

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Helsinki vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Accra	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$17.92 €15.95	+124.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$13.44 €11.96	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$3.45 €3.07	+121.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$2.59 €2.30	+463.7%
Average			+103.1%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Accra	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$2.76 €2.45	+69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$4.96 €4.41	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$5.08 €4.52	-62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.93 €3.50	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$6.02 €5.36	+84.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.26 €1.12	-24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.99 €0.88	+54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$1.12 €1.00	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.77 €1.58	+9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.55 €0.49	-55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.74 €0.66	-39.3%
Average			-3.2%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Accra	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$8.89 €7.91	+78.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$81.74 €72.75	+103.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	+357.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$26.34 €23.44	+122.4%
Average			+150.0%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Accra	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$24.77 €22.05	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	+78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$904.00 €804.59	+225.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$104.89 €93.35	+87.1%
Average			+116.1%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of housing

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pay 16.2% less for childcare

	Accra	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$476.51 €424.11	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	-31.9%
Average			-16.2%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of childcare

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pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$10.08 €8.97	+445.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$5.23 €4.65	+18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$14.00 €12.46	+451.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$46.96 €41.80	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$18.48 €16.44	+45.6%
Average			+70.7%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$92.46 €82.29	+551.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$43.55 €38.76	+136.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$104.85 €93.32	+189.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$149.45 €133.01	+184.9%
Average			+235.8%

Accra vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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