Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 3.5 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$7.57
¥1,160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS86.77
|
$5.30
¥812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.19
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.16
|
$7.12
¥1,092
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS97.74
|
$5.46
¥837
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.32
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
$3.33
¥510
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
$1.79
¥274
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS49.45
|
$4.77
¥731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS316.10
|
$75.67
¥11,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS83,052.50
|
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS111.56
|
$28.75
¥4,407
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS558.09
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,014.86
|
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS794.46
|
$671.52
¥102,928
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS400.23
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS810.32
|
$616.16
¥94,442
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS76,352.97
|
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
$4.16
¥638
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS28.70
|
$3.54
¥543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS19.83
|
$4.54
¥696
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS492.74
|
$72.81
¥11,159
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS80.57
|
$13.62
¥2,088
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS179.86
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS172.77
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS461.13
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS458.65
|
$103.70
¥15,895
|
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