Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 49.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 68.6% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Accra	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS92.46	$7.59 ¥1,191	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS119.76	$5.06 ¥794	-51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.05	$1.64 ¥257	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.32	$0.89 ¥139	+92.9%
Average			-18.2%

Accra vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Accra	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS18.85	$1.71 ¥268	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS68.44	$5.29 ¥830	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS158.85	$5.75 ¥902	-58.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.41	$2.26 ¥355	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS37.78	$3.08 ¥483	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.18	$2.15 ¥337	+29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.44	$1.07 ¥168	+67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.41	$1.96 ¥307	+140.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.80	$2.39 ¥375	+47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.21	$1.53 ¥240	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.11	$1.46 ¥229	+20.0%
Average			+12.6%

Accra vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Accra	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS57.74	$4.08 ¥640	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS465.61	$63.27 ¥9,924	+57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS92,692.46	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+171.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS137.23	$28.47 ¥4,466	+140.4%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Accra	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS491.68	$30.33 ¥4,758	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,851.34	$1,280.34 ¥201K	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,214.07	$692.48 ¥109K	+149.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS649.52	$113.45 ¥17,796	+102.4%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 68.6% more for childcare

	Accra	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,357.79	$1,341.43 ¥210K	+190.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS216K	$18,252.10 ¥3M	-2.0%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.39	$3.80 ¥595	+105.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.02	$3.56 ¥559	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.41	$3.92 ¥615	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS823.63	$66.31 ¥10,401	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS147.03	$12.65 ¥1,985	-0.3%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Accra	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS164.42	$55.50 ¥8,706	+291.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS213.28	$32.95 ¥5,169	+79.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS419.59	$65.04 ¥10,203	+79.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS607.80	$70.74 ¥11,097	+34.9%
Average			+102.9%

Accra vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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