Cost of living comparison
Accra is 49.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Accra instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,374
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,144
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,121
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,837
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,614
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,652
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,970
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,285
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,860
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,791
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,308
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,889
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,415
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,284
|
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,290
|
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩812,836
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,208
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,381
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,520
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,581
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩156,946
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Accra or Seoul. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.