Cost of living comparison
Accra is 62.4% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Accra instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr131.34
|
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr90.93
|
$6.47
GHS84.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr22.89
|
$0.61
GHS7.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.55
|
$0.22
GHS2.85
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.23
|
$1.13
GHS14.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr44.84
|
$3.96
GHS51.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr51.80
|
$7.28
GHS94.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.44
|
$1.71
GHS22.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.29
|
$1.87
GHS24.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.23
|
$0.99
GHS12.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.05
|
$0.43
GHS5.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.77
|
$0.58
GHS7.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.20
|
$0.85
GHS11.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.78
|
$0.84
GHS10.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr4.99
|
$0.70
GHS9.03
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr59.96
|
$3.69
GHS47.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr545.56
|
$23.56
GHS306.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr282,881.74
|
$6,189.79
GHS80,416.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr171.75
|
$8.31
GHS108.02
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr257.62
|
$41.59
GHS540.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,437.42
|
$895.45
GHS11,633.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,195.14
|
$59.21
GHS769.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,169.91
|
$29.83
GHS387.53
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,660.98
|
$60.39
GHS784.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,186.25
|
$5,690.48
GHS73,929.92
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr55.57
|
$0.92
GHS12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.32
|
$2.14
GHS27.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr60.62
|
$1.48
GHS19.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr300.17
|
$36.72
GHS477.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr121.24
|
$6.01
GHS78.02
|
|
pay 78.4% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr738.78
|
$13.41
GHS174.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr354.38
|
$12.88
GHS167.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr826.03
|
$34.37
GHS446.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,167.63
|
$34.18
GHS444.09
|
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