Cost of living comparison
Accra is 44.0% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Accra instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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