Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Albania

Tirana vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 24.4% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 73.4% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 35.7% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Accra	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$9.77 ALL794	+22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$10.99 ALL893	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$2.38 ALL193	+52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$1.26 ALL103	+175.3%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Accra	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.18 ALL96	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$6.45 ALL524	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$8.47 ALL688	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.77 ALL306	+43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$4.12 ALL335	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$0.89 ALL72	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$1.12 ALL91	+74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$0.98 ALL80	+20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$0.84 ALL68	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.47 ALL38	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.58 ALL47	-52.5%
Average			-19.4%

Accra vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.4% more for transportation

	Accra	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$8.77 ALL712	+76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$19.54 ALL1,587	-51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+319.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$32.98 ALL2,678	+178.4%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 35.7% more for housing

	Accra	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$19.91 ALL1,617	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$828.78 ALL67,311	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$479.97 ALL38,982	+73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$74.95 ALL6,088	+33.7%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Accra	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$344.43 ALL27,973	-25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$8,249.97 ALL670K	-55.7%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$3.54 ALL288	+91.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$2.25 ALL183	-48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$4.76 ALL387	+87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$55.71 ALL4,525	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$9.77 ALL794	-23.0%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Accra	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$69.87 ALL5,675	+392.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$47.44 ALL3,853	+157.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$122.26 ALL9,930	+237.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$115.33 ALL9,367	+119.9%
Average			+211.5%

Accra vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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