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Ghana

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Italy

Rome vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 68.0% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Rome
Transportation: pay 93.8% more in Rome
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Rome

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

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Rome vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.3% more for restaurants

	Accra	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS92.46	$16.80 €14.99	+110.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS119.76	$11.20 €9.99	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.05	$2.96 €2.64	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.32	$1.48 €1.32	+222.4%
Average			+72.3%

Accra vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Accra	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS18.85	$2.22 €1.99	+36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS68.44	$7.42 €6.63	+25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS158.85	$6.49 €5.79	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.41	$4.66 €4.16	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS37.78	$5.66 €5.05	+73.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.18	$1.17 €1.05	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.44	$1.05 €0.94	+64.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.41	$1.09 €0.97	+33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.80	$1.07 €0.96	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.21	$0.64 €0.57	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.11	$0.72 €0.64	-41.1%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS57.74	$8.04 €7.18	+61.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS465.61	$39.19 €34.98	-2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS92,692.46	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	+344.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS137.23	$20.16 €17.99	+70.2%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Accra	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS491.68	$31.87 €28.44	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,851.34	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	+78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,214.07	$873.39 €779.54	+214.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS649.52	$157.13 €140.25	+180.3%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Accra	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,357.79	$487.21 €434.85	+5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS216K	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	-9.5%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.39	$5.60 €5.00	+203.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.02	$2.07 €1.85	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.41	$7.28 €6.50	+186.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS823.63	$65.43 €58.40	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS147.03	$11.20 €9.99	-11.8%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Accra	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS164.42	$71.31 €63.65	+402.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS213.28	$36.31 €32.41	+97.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS419.59	$83.63 €74.64	+130.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS607.80	$123.17 €109.93	+134.8%
Average			+170.8%

Accra vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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