Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 3.6 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Accra, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Vienna
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
$2.97
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
Accra
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
$5.64
€5.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Accra
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
$7.47
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
$49.48
€45.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
$28,585.69
€26,546.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
$18.56
€17.23
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Accra
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
$918.12
€852.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
$715.20
€664.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
$192.75
€178.99
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
$275.36
€255.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
$12,936.40
€12,013.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
$4.00
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
$31.68
€29.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
$94.30
€87.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
$35.86
€33.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
$90.35
€83.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
$116.35
€108.05
|
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