Cost of living comparison
Accra is 56.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Accra instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$3.99
GHS56.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$6.67
GHS94.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$0.70
GHS9.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$0.27
GHS3.82
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$1.59
GHS22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$3.57
GHS50.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$10.22
GHS145.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$2.41
GHS34.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$2.09
GHS29.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.15
GHS16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.59
GHS8.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.73
GHS10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.15
GHS16.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.11
GHS15.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.95
GHS13.48
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$4.34
GHS61.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.97
GHS511.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
$12.58
GHS178.95
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
$45.95
GHS653.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
$43.81
GHS623.16
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$1.20
GHS17.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.52
GHS35.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$1.60
GHS22.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
$35.44
GHS504.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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