Cost of living comparison
Accra is 2.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Accra instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
|
pay 92.1% more for housing
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Colombo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
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