Cost of living comparison
Accra is 0.6% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Accra instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 12.7% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 65.4% more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Khartoum
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
|
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