Cost of living comparison
Accra is 32.2% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Accra instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Freetown
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
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