Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Ghana

Accra vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 13.7% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 76.0% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Accra
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Accra
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Accra
Clothing: pay 62.8% less in Accra

Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Accra.

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Accra vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$7.98 GHS93.33	-21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY478.00	$10.34 GHS120.88	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.98	$1.56 GHS18.22	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.56	$0.46 GHS5.37	-37.8%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.46	$1.63 GHS19.03	+66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY254.34	$5.91 GHS69.08	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY223.24	$13.71 GHS160.33	+204.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY133.60	$2.62 GHS30.70	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY122.71	$3.26 GHS38.13	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.08	$1.66 GHS19.36	+85.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.94	$0.64 GHS7.51	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.44	$0.81 GHS9.50	+36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.43	$1.62 GHS18.97	+109.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.49	$1.23 GHS14.34	+319.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.66	$1.22 GHS14.24	+376.1%
Average			+76.0%

Ankara vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Ankara	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY266.59	$4.98 GHS58.28	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY603.79	$40.19 GHS469.97	+229.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-83.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY387.43	$11.84 GHS138.52	+51.4%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Ankara	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY871.98	$42.44 GHS496.28	+141.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	$56.06 GHS655.60	-22.3%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY979K	$18,630.20 GHS218K	-5.7%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY251.58	$1.85 GHS21.59	-63.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY202.61	$4.40 GHS51.49	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$2.54 GHS29.68	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	$71.09 GHS831.35	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$12.69 GHS148.41	+56.1%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 62.8% less for clothing

	Ankara	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	$14.19 GHS165.96	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	$18.41 GHS215.27	-61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	$36.21 GHS423.52	-65.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	$52.46 GHS613.49	-45.3%
Average			-62.8%

Ankara vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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