Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Maldives

Male vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Male is 26.4% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Male
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Male
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Male
Housing: pay 83.2% more in Male
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% more in Male
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Male

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

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Male vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Accra	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS92.85	$6.00 MVR92.74	-24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.27	$9.73 MVR150.39	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.13	$1.63 MVR25.12	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.34	$0.30 MVR4.59	-35.3%
Average			-17.2%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Accra	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS18.93	$1.65 MVR25.57	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS68.73	$5.34 MVR82.43	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS159.52	$7.69 MVR118.80	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.54	$1.92 MVR29.70	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS37.94	$2.77 MVR42.73	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.26	$1.80 MVR27.83	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.48	$1.39 MVR21.40	+115.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.45	$1.85 MVR28.65	+128.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.88	$1.22 MVR18.84	-24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.27	$0.93 MVR14.40	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.17	$0.86 MVR13.30	-29.3%
Average			-3.3%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS57.98	$3.81 MVR58.81	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS467.58	$30.82 MVR476.23	-23.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,085.33	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+305.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS137.81	$17.52 MVR270.70	+47.9%
Average			+34.8%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.2% more for housing

	Accra	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS493.76	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,884.61	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,227.70	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+152.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS652.27	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	+62.3%
Average			+83.2%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of housing

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Accra	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,380.50	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	-60.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS217K	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-83.9%
Average			-74.6%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.48	$4.87 MVR75.19	+163.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.23	$3.55 MVR54.84	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.53	$14.93 MVR230.60	+488.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS827.13	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS147.66	$9.73 MVR150.39	-23.3%
Average			+29.8%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Accra	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.12	$39.51 MVR610.48	+178.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS214.18	$49.64 MVR766.88	+169.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS421.36	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	+140.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS610.38	$52.52 MVR811.39	+0.1%
Average			+106.2%

Accra vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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