Cost of living comparison
Accra is 49.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Accra instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.36
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
|
pay 65.4% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.30
|
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.88
|
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.13
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.11
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.22
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.57
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.76
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.10
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
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