Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Togo

Lome vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 30.4% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Lome
Housing: pay 48.7% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 77.0% more in Lome

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

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Lome vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Accra	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.17	$2.51 F CFA1,423	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS88.63	$5.82 F CFA3,298	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.80	$3.46 F CFA1,960	+258.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.31	$1.10 F CFA625	+186.6%
Average			+90.2%

Accra vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Accra	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.09	$1.31 F CFA743	-14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.26	$7.15 F CFA4,052	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS149.72	$9.37 F CFA5,304	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.19	$2.04 F CFA1,155	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS26.86	$4.87 F CFA2,757	+102.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.26	$1.22 F CFA689	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.01	$0.68 F CFA383	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$2.03 F CFA1,149	+221.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.74	$1.15 F CFA651	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS15.89	$0.81 F CFA459	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.64	$0.65 F CFA368	-46.7%
Average			+15.6%

Accra vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Accra	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.29	$4.66 F CFA2,640	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS392.22	$53.66 F CFA30,389	+53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS89,560.00	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	+78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS121.91	$12.12 F CFA6,863	+11.3%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 48.7% more for housing

	Accra	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS424.94	$44.72 F CFA25,324	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,752.79	$330.92 F CFA187K	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,856.34	$201.23 F CFA114K	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS447.45	$116.41 F CFA65,927	+191.3%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Accra	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS810.31	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,177.09	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-49.4%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.20	$0.89 F CFA506	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS41.62	$5.84 F CFA3,309	+57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.74	$1.43 F CFA810	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS444.36	$50.68 F CFA28,701	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS111.95	$4.47 F CFA2,532	-55.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 77.0% more for clothing

	Accra	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS162.57	$25.04 F CFA14,182	+72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS210.42	$27.73 F CFA15,701	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS306.14	$42.04 F CFA23,805	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS461.46	$96.59 F CFA54,701	+134.3%
Average			+77.0%

Accra vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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