Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 31.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 64.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Accra	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$11.13 MX$205.76	+39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$11.07 MX$204.73	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$1.63 MX$30.14	+4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$1.30 MX$24.06	+183.5%
Average			+32.6%

Accra vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Accra	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$3.03 MX$56.07	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$6.02 MX$111.38	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$6.73 MX$124.42	-50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$2.87 MX$53.00	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$4.39 MX$81.13	+34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.43 MX$26.42	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.90 MX$16.67	+40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$0.93 MX$17.19	+14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.04 MX$19.27	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.91 MX$16.90	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.85 MX$15.71	-30.2%
Average			-4.1%

Accra vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Accra	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$5.76 MX$106.56	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$20.03 MX$370.37	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$21,528.95 MX$398K	+169.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$6.54 MX$120.88	-44.8%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 64.3% more for housing

	Accra	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$34.66 MX$640.87	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+142.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$47.71 MX$882.34	-14.9%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Accra	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-35.3%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$3.34 MX$61.73	+80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$3.80 MX$70.36	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$5.29 MX$97.74	+108.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	-19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$6.68 MX$123.46	-47.4%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Accra	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+397.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$53.64 MX$991.98	+191.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+201.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+121.1%
Average			+213.4%

Accra vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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