Cost of living comparison
Accra is 53.5% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Accra instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.99
GHS56.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.67
GHS94.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.70
GHS9.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.27
GHS3.82
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.59
GHS22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.57
GHS50.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$10.22
GHS145.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.41
GHS34.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
GHS29.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.15
GHS16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.59
GHS8.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.73
GHS10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.15
GHS16.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.11
GHS15.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.95
GHS13.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.34
GHS61.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$35.97
GHS511.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$12.58
GHS178.95
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$45.95
GHS653.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$43.81
GHS623.16
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.20
GHS17.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.52
GHS35.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.60
GHS22.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$35.44
GHS504.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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