Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.9 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Accra, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS86.77
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.19
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.16
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS97.74
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.32
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS49.45
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS316.10
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS83,052.50
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS111.56
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS558.09
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,014.86
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS794.46
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS400.23
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS810.32
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS76,352.97
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS28.70
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS19.83
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS492.74
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS80.57
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS179.86
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS172.77
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS461.13
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS458.65
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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