Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 52.3% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 0.7% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Accra	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$11.51 PLN44.70	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$10.23 PLN39.73	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$2.24 PLN8.69	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$2.24 PLN8.71	+388.4%
Average			+42.7%

Accra vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Accra	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.49 PLN5.78	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$4.41 PLN17.13	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$4.07 PLN15.80	-70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$3.89 PLN15.11	+48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$2.95 PLN11.46	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$0.54 PLN2.11	-67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.77 PLN3.00	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$0.77 PLN3.00	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.83 PLN7.12	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.40 PLN1.56	-67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.41 PLN1.59	-66.5%
Average			-32.7%

Accra vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Accra	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$6.61 PLN25.68	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$28.12 PLN109.26	-30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$30,654.89 PLN119K	+283.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$12.78 PLN49.66	+7.9%
Average			+52.3%

Accra vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Accra	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$16.12 PLN62.61	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+242.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+368.7%
Average			+145.3%

Accra vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 0.7% less for childcare

	Accra	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	-22.4%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$4.60 PLN17.88	+149.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$4.27 PLN16.58	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$6.39 PLN24.83	+151.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$46.71 PLN181.45	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$9.20 PLN35.76	-27.5%
Average			+8.7%

Accra vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Accra	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$107.88 PLN419.08	+660.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$39.61 PLN153.88	+115.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$106.17 PLN412.46	+193.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$111.84 PLN434.46	+113.2%
Average			+218.0%

Accra vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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