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Ghana

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 52.1% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 91.9% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 53.8% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 61.9% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.9% more for restaurants

	Accra	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$18.02 SCR252.68	+125.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$12.63 SCR177.21	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$2.32 SCR32.48	+48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$2.66 SCR37.29	+479.2%
Average			+91.9%

Accra vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Accra	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.74 SCR24.47	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$15.56 SCR218.25	+163.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$7.27 SCR102.03	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.80 SCR53.37	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$2.82 SCR39.54	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.02 SCR14.33	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$1.25 SCR17.57	+95.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$1.09 SCR15.28	+34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$2.85 SCR39.95	+75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.88 SCR12.38	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.83 SCR11.59	-32.1%
Average			+9.1%

Accra vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$6.12 SCR85.81	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$33.37 SCR468.01	-17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+234.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	??
Average			+53.8%

Accra vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Accra	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+226.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+190.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+89.3%
Average			+105.1%

Accra vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 61.9% less for childcare

	Accra	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-53.3%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$4.01 SCR56.30	+117.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$4.00 SCR56.12	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$24.19 SCR339.29	+853.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$7.21 SCR101.07	-43.2%
Average			+27.6%

Accra vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Accra	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$37.23 SCR522.21	+162.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$24.74 SCR347.02	+34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+148.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+92.3%
Average			+102.7%

Accra vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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