Cost of living comparison
Accra is 12.9% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Accra instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$6.47
GHS87.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.61
GHS8.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.22
GHS2.97
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$1.13
GHS15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$3.96
GHS53.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$7.28
GHS98.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.71
GHS23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$1.87
GHS25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.99
GHS13.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.43
GHS5.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.58
GHS7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.85
GHS11.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.84
GHS11.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.70
GHS9.41
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$3.69
GHS49.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$23.56
GHS318.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,795.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$8.31
GHS112.56
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$41.59
GHS563.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$895.45
GHS12,122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$59.21
GHS801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$29.83
GHS403.81
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$60.39
GHS817.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,035.89
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$0.92
GHS12.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$2.14
GHS28.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$1.48
GHS20.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$36.72
GHS497.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$6.01
GHS81.29
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$13.41
GHS181.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$12.88
GHS174.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$34.37
GHS465.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$34.18
GHS462.75
|
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