Cost of living comparison
Accra is 87.5% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Accra instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
|
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