Cost of living comparison
Accra is 71.8% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Accra instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
|
pay 99.5% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Dhaka
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
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