Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Ghana

Accra vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 2.1 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 48.4% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Accra
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Accra
Childcare: pay 11.8 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 66.6% less in Accra

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Accra are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Accra. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Accra.

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Accra vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Accra instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 0.5% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$7.98 GHS93.33	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$10.34 GHS120.88	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.56 GHS18.22	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.46 GHS5.37	-45.4%
Average			-0.5%

Maseru vs. Accra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.4% more for groceries

	Maseru	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.63 GHS19.03	+97.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$5.91 GHS69.08	+78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$13.71 GHS160.33	+213.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.62 GHS30.70	+70.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$3.26 GHS38.13	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.66 GHS19.36	+94.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.64 GHS7.51	-36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.81 GHS9.50	-33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.62 GHS18.97	+48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$1.23 GHS14.34	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$1.22 GHS14.24	+67.0%
Average			+48.4%

Maseru vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Maseru	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$4.98 GHS58.28	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$40.19 GHS469.97	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$11.84 GHS138.52	+97.1%
Average			-13.8%

Maseru vs. Accra - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Maseru	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$42.44 GHS496.28	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	+627.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	+399.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$56.06 GHS655.60
Average			+445.4%

Maseru vs. Accra - Cost of housing

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pay 11.8 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	+788.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$18,630.20 GHS218K	+1476.5%
Average			+1083.3%

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pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.85 GHS21.59	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$4.40 GHS51.49	+119.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.54 GHS29.68	-50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$71.09 GHS831.35	+208.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.69 GHS148.41
Average			+64.7%

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pay 66.6% less for clothing

	Maseru	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$14.19 GHS165.96	-69.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$18.41 GHS215.27	-66.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$36.21 GHS423.52	-65.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$52.46 GHS613.49	-65.1%
Average			-66.6%

Maseru vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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