Cost of living comparison
Accra is 2.1 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Accra instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 88.1% more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,028
|
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,015
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,031
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,970
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,666
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Kabul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,445
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
|
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