Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 81.8% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Accra, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$6.72
R129.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
$0.88
R17.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
$0.66
R12.73
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
$3.17
R61.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
$3.87
R74.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
$1.92
R37.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
$0.61
R11.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
$0.56
R10.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
$0.53
R10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
$0.63
R12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
$0.50
R9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
$0.51
R9.82
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
$4.68
R90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
$45.23
R872.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
$10.97
R211.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
$1.92
R37.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
$1.64
R31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
$34.50
R665.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
$5.48
R105.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
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