Cost of living comparison
Accra is 0.2% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Accra instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$6.47
GHS87.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.61
GHS8.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.22
GHS2.97
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.13
GHS15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$3.96
GHS53.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$7.28
GHS98.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$1.71
GHS23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$1.87
GHS25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.99
GHS13.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.43
GHS5.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.58
GHS7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.85
GHS11.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.84
GHS11.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.70
GHS9.41
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$3.69
GHS49.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$23.56
GHS318.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,795.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$8.31
GHS112.56
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$41.59
GHS563.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$895.45
GHS12,122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$59.21
GHS801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$29.83
GHS403.81
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$60.39
GHS817.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,035.89
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$0.92
GHS12.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$2.14
GHS28.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$1.48
GHS20.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$36.72
GHS497.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$6.01
GHS81.29
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$13.41
GHS181.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$12.88
GHS174.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$34.37
GHS465.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$34.18
GHS462.75
|
|
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