Cost of living comparison
London is 6.9 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in London instead of Accra, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Accra
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Accra
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for housing
Accra
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
Accra
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Accra
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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