Cost of living comparison
Accra is 12.8% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Accra instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
|
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