Cost of living comparison
Accra is 33.1% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Accra instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
|
pay 67.2% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
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