Cost of living comparison
Accra is 54.3% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Accra instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
SEK135.99
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
SEK94.15
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
SEK25.05
|
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.29
|
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK30.85
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
SEK55.19
|
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
SEK61.45
|
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
SEK42.68
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
SEK59.05
|
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.98
|
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.04
|
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
SEK13.56
|
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SEK20.41
|
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SEK7.06
|
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SEK6.78
|
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
SEK86.83
|
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
SEK1,014.68
|
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
SEK313,817.14
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
SEK333.69
|
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
SEK357.99
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
SEK15,846.27
|
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
SEK11,358.97
|
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
SEK1,029.43
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
SEK1,468.35
|
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
SEK91,530.00
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
SEK42.89
|
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
SEK73.22
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
SEK489.39
|
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
SEK156.91
|
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
|
pay 72.7% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
SEK939.90
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
SEK439.34
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
SEK1,072.20
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
SEK1,425.73
|
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
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