Cost of living comparison
Accra is 48.3% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Accra instead of Doha, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
|
pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
|
pay 70.7% less for clothing
Doha
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
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