Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 2.5 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 84.9% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Sydney
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.4% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Sydney

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Sydney are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, housing, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.9% more for restaurants

	Accra	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$17.41 A$25.04	+118.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$11.84 A$17.03	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$2.81 A$4.04	+80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$2.22 A$3.19	+382.7%
Average			+84.9%

Accra vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Accra	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$2.85 A$4.09	+74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$5.93 A$8.54	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$6.42 A$9.24	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$5.56 A$7.99	+111.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$4.34 A$6.24	+33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.81 A$2.60	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$1.45 A$2.09	+126.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$1.56 A$2.24	+91.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.98 A$2.85	+22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$1.48 A$2.12	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$1.07 A$1.54	-12.1%
Average			+27.3%

Accra vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Accra	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$5.40 A$7.77	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$151.36 A$217.75	+276.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	+261.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$16.24 A$23.36	+37.1%
Average			+117.4%

Accra vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Accra	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$56.21 A$80.87	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+271.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+528.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$168.46 A$242.35	+200.5%
Average			+321.8%

Accra vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Accra	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+374.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+52.7%
Average			+169.2%

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pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$7.66 A$11.02	+314.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$3.97 A$5.72	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$44.55 A$64.09	+1655.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$75.28 A$108.30	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$17.41 A$25.04	+37.2%
Average			+90.4%

Accra vs. Sydney - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Accra	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$78.68 A$113.19	+454.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$69.62 A$100.16	+278.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$111.40 A$160.26	+207.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$133.24 A$191.68	+154.0%
Average			+257.8%

Accra vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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