Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Accra, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Accra
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
?? |
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