Cost of living comparison
Accra is 26.1% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Accra instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
|
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