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Accra vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 71.1% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 57.2% less in Accra
Transportation: pay 62.1% less in Accra
Housing: pay 83.2% less in Accra
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% less in Accra
Clothing: pay 74.7% less in Accra

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Accra.

Accra vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Accra instead of Hamilton, you would:

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pay 74.0% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$6.00 GHS67.79	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$7.92 GHS89.45	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$0.96 GHS10.90	-71.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$0.38 GHS4.35	-86.8%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 57.2% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$1.53 GHS17.25	-81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$6.37 GHS71.91	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$13.37 GHS151.10	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$2.43 GHS27.44	-67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$2.40 GHS27.11	-77.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$1.36 GHS15.40	-76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$0.63 GHS7.07	-79.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$0.63 GHS7.13	-85.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$1.32 GHS14.88	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$1.42 GHS16.04	-58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$1.22 GHS13.77	-28.6%
Average			-57.2%

Hamilton vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.1% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$4.13 GHS46.71	-53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$35.04 GHS395.83	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-75.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$10.89 GHS123.03	-70.4%
Average			-62.1%

Hamilton vs. Accra - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.2% less for housing

	Hamilton	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$37.96 GHS428.85	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	-92.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$39.97 GHS451.57	-79.4%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$72.38 GHS817.77	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	-71.1%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$1.54 GHS17.35	-84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$3.72 GHS42.01	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$2.03 GHS22.94	-88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$39.69 GHS448.44	-78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$10.00 GHS112.98	-25.9%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 74.7% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$14.52 GHS164.07	-81.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$18.80 GHS212.35	-68.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$27.35 GHS308.96	-80.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$41.22 GHS465.70	-67.6%
Average			-74.7%

Hamilton vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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