Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.2 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 81.1% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Seoul

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Seoul are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	Accra	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.17	$8.49 ₩11,694	+41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS88.63	$6.30 ₩8,673	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.80	$1.64 ₩2,257	+69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.31	$0.78 ₩1,075	+102.9%
Average			+48.5%

Accra vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.1% more for groceries

	Accra	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.09	$3.24 ₩4,460	+112.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.26	$6.79 ₩9,356	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS149.72	$7.85 ₩10,808	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.19	$2.93 ₩4,038	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS26.86	$4.67 ₩6,429	+94.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.26	$3.45 ₩4,745	+152.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.01	$1.52 ₩2,099	+143.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$2.35 ₩3,239	+272.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.74	$2.77 ₩3,818	+110.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS15.89	$1.62 ₩2,230	+14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.64	$1.30 ₩1,787	+6.4%
Average			+81.1%

Accra vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Accra	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.29	$4.43 ₩6,102	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS392.22	$45.99 ₩63,345	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS89,560.00	$25,072.36 ₩35M	+213.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS121.91	$10.50 ₩14,462	-3.6%
Average			+62.1%

Accra vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Accra	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS424.94	$20.56 ₩28,313	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,752.79	$925.55 ₩1M	+80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,856.34	$559.33 ₩770K	+237.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS447.45	$118.88 ₩164K	+197.4%
Average			+117.2%

Accra vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Accra	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS810.31	$360.15 ₩496K	+397.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,177.09	$21,667.04 ₩30M	+206.4%
Average			+302.0%

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pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.20	$3.54 ₩4,873	+130.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS41.62	$3.70 ₩5,093	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.74	$3.18 ₩4,385	+56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS444.36	$56.34 ₩77,593	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS111.95	$10.61 ₩14,618	+6.1%
Average			+46.9%

Accra vs. Seoul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Accra	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS162.57	$49.77 ₩68,543	+242.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS210.42	$39.49 ₩54,391	+110.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS306.14	$74.94 ₩103K	+174.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS461.46	$99.06 ₩136K	+140.3%
Average			+166.8%

Accra vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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