Cost of living comparison
Accra is 28.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Accra instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
|
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