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Accra vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 22.1% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Accra
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Accra
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Accra
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Accra

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Accra.

Accra vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$6.00 GHS67.79	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$7.92 GHS89.45	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$0.96 GHS10.90	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.38 GHS4.35	-66.9%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Santiago	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.53 GHS17.25	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$6.37 GHS71.91	+24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$13.37 GHS151.10	+195.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$2.43 GHS27.44	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.40 GHS27.11	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.36 GHS15.40	+50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.63 GHS7.07	-10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.63 GHS7.13	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.32 GHS14.88	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$1.42 GHS16.04	+79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.22 GHS13.77	+63.9%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Santiago	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$4.13 GHS46.71	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$35.04 GHS395.83	-16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$10.89 GHS123.03	-15.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	Santiago	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$37.96 GHS428.85	+74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8900	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF10.0300	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	-60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5400	$39.97 GHS451.57	-62.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Santiago	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.2000	$72.38 GHS817.77	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	-20.7%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$1.54 GHS17.35	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$3.72 GHS42.01	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$2.03 GHS22.94	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$39.69 GHS448.44	+23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$10.00 GHS112.98	+58.8%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Santiago	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2700	$14.52 GHS164.07	-73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7300	$18.80 GHS212.35	-38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7400	$27.35 GHS308.96	-62.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9200	$41.22 GHS465.70	-49.2%
Average			-56.0%

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