Cost of living comparison
Accra is 16.3% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Accra instead of Lima, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Lima
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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