Cost of living comparison
Accra is 49.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Accra instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
|
pay 70.7% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
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