Cost of living comparison
Accra is 36.5% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Accra instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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